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单词 thyroidectomy
释义

thyroidectomy

noun

thy·​roid·​ec·​to·​my ˌthī-ˌrȯi-ˈdek-tə-mē How to pronounce thyroidectomy (audio)
ˌthī-rə-
plural thyroidectomies
: surgical removal of thyroid gland tissue
thyroidectomized
ˌthī-ˌrȯi-ˈdek-tə-ˌmīzd How to pronounce thyroidectomy (audio)
ˌthī-rə-
adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The thyroidectomy scar is faint now; the heart scar is fresh, ugly, life-saving, a constant reminder of my age. Arkansas Online, 20 Dec. 2020 My surgery was performed in March 2020—a partial thyroidectomy, during which half of my thyroid was removed—and I was diagnosed with minimally invasive follicular thyroid cancer the day after. Tori Moore, Health.com, 27 Oct. 2020 After the diagnosis Jade had her thyroidectomy shortly after that day at Urgent Care in 2011, and started radioactive iodine treatment, which killed off most of the small tumors in her lungs, soon after. Jordan Erb, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Oct. 2020 Nothing he did afterwards meant more to him than that rescue, and few things moved him more than seeing the livid thyroidectomy scars of the women who greeted him. The Economist, 22 Aug. 2019 The method is commonly used during thyroidectomies, surgery to remove the thyroid gland to treat thyroid cancer. Suyin Haynes, Time, 11 June 2019 The most extreme of the bunch is a thyroidectomy, or a surgery that permanently removes the thyroid. Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 26 Feb. 2018 The method is commonly used during thyroidectomies, surgery to remove the thyroid gland to treat thyroid cancer. Suyin Haynes, Time, 11 June 2019 The most extreme of the bunch is a thyroidectomy, or a surgery that permanently removes the thyroid. Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 26 Feb. 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

thyroid entry 1 + -ectomy

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

thyroidectomy

noun

thy·​roid·​ec·​to·​my ˌthī-ˌrȯid-ˈek-tə-mē, -rəd- How to pronounce thyroidectomy (audio)
plural thyroidectomies
: surgical excision of thyroid gland tissue
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