thyroidectomy

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-der.
Proto-Hellenic *tʰurā
Ancient Greek θῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)
Ancient Greek -εος (-eos)
Ancient Greek θῠρεός (thŭreós)
Proto-Indo-European *weyd-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *wéydos
Proto-Hellenic *wéidos
Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos)
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *-ēs
Proto-Hellenic *-ēs
Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs)
Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs)
Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)bor.
New Latin thyreoīdēsbor.
English thyroid
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs
Proto-Hellenic *eks
Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek)
Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-)
Proto-Indo-European *temh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-né-
Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)
Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Hellenic *-ā́
Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā)
Ancient Greek -η (-ē)
Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ)der.
English -ectomy
English thyroidectomy

    From thyroid + -ectomy.

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -ɛktəmi

    Noun

    thyroidectomy (plural thyroidectomies)

    1. (surgery) The surgical removal of part or all of the thyroid gland.

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