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prostatectomy definition

pros·ta·tec·tomy (präs′tə tek′tə mē)

noun pl. prostatectomies -·mies

the surgical removal of all or part of the prostate gland

Etymology: prostat(o)- + -ectomy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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