Usually means: Surgical removal of the thymus.
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General (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. thymectomy: Merriam-Webster
  2. thymectomy: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. thymectomy: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. thymectomy: Collins English Dictionary
  5. thymectomy: Wiktionary
  6. thymectomy: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. thymectomy: Dictionary.com
  8. Thymectomy: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. thymectomy: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. thymectomy: Encyclopedia

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

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Definitions from Wiktionary (thymectomy)

▸ noun:  (surgery) The surgical removal of the thymus

Similar:
thymothymectomy, thymomectomy, thymothymomectomy, thyroidectomy, thalamectomy, myectomy, hypothalamectomy, hemithyroidectomy, tylectomy, lymphonodectomy, more...

Opposite:
thymopexy, thymus preservation

Types:
sub-thoracic, thoracotomy, thoracoscopy, more...

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Similar:
thymothymectomy, thymomectomy, thymothymomectomy, thyroidectomy, thalamectomy, myectomy, hypothalamectomy, hemithyroidectomy, tylectomy, lymphonodectomy, more...

Opposite:
thymopexy, thymus preservation

Types:
sub-thoracic, thoracotomy, thoracoscopy, more...



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