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isthmectomy
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English
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Etymology
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Noun
1.3.1
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Etymology
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isthmus
+
-ectomy
Pronunciation
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Rhymes:
-ɛktəmi
Noun
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isthmectomy
(
plural
isthmectomies
)
(
surgery
)
The
surgical
removal
of the band of
tissue
(or
isthmus
) connecting the two
lobes
of the
thyroid gland
.
Synonyms
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isthmusectomy
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English terms suffixed with -ectomy
Rhymes:English/ɛktəmi
Rhymes:English/ɛktəmi/4 syllables
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en:Surgery
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