Usually means: Surgical removal of parotid gland.
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  1. parotidectomy: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  2. parotidectomy: Wordnik
  3. parotidectomy: Wiktionary
  4. parotidectomy: Dictionary.com
  5. Parotidectomy: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. parotidectomy: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. parotidectomy: Encyclopedia

Medicine (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. parotidectomy: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  4. parotidectomy: Dictionary of Cancer Terms
  5. parotidectomy: Medical dictionary

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▸ noun:  (surgery) surgical removal of the parotid gland

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parotis, parathyroidectomy, parotid, sialoadenectomy, parotoid, thyroparathyroidectomy, parotid gland, parasympathectomy, mastoidectomy, patellectomy, more...

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parotis, parathyroidectomy, parotid, sialoadenectomy, parotoid, thyroparathyroidectomy, parotid gland, parasympathectomy, mastoidectomy, patellectomy, more...



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