Usually means: Surgical removal of the thyroid.
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  1. thyroidectomy: Merriam-Webster
  2. thyroidectomy: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. thyroidectomy: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. thyroidectomy: Collins English Dictionary
  5. thyroidectomy: Vocabulary.com
  6. thyroidectomy: Wordnik
  7. thyroidectomy: Wiktionary
  8. thyroidectomy: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. thyroidectomy: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. thyroidectomy: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. thyroidectomy: Dictionary.com
  12. Thyroidectomy: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. thyroidectomy: Rhymezone
  14. thyroidectomy: FreeDictionary.org
  15. thyroidectomy: Mnemonic Dictionary
  16. thyroidectomy: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. thyroidectomy: Encyclopedia

Medicine (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. thyroidectomy: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Thyroidectomy: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  4. Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  5. Thyroidectomy: Merck Manuals
  6. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  7. thyroidectomy: Dictionary of Cancer Terms
  8. thyroidectomy: Medical dictionary
  9. University of Maryland Glossary of Medical Terms (No longer online)
  10. Thyroidectomy: Drug Medical Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (thyroidectomy)

▸ noun:  (surgery) The surgical removal of part or all of the thyroid gland.

Similar:
hemithyroidectomy, thyroparathyroidectomy, thymectomy, thymothymectomy, parathyroidectomy, thyrotomy, isthmectomy, thymomectomy, thymothymomectomy, thyroidotomy, more...

Phrases:
total thyroidectomy, partial thyroidectomy, more...

Adjectives:
total, subtotal, partial, surgical, prophylactic, complete, bilateral, neonatal, previous, radical, fetal

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Similar:
hemithyroidectomy, thyroparathyroidectomy, thymectomy, thymothymectomy, parathyroidectomy, thyrotomy, isthmectomy, thymomectomy, thymothymomectomy, thyroidotomy, more...

Phrases:
total thyroidectomy, partial thyroidectomy, more...

Adjectives:
total, subtotal, partial, surgical, prophylactic, complete, bilateral, neonatal, previous, radical, fetal



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