thyroidectomy
thyroidectomy
Definition
thy·roid·ec·tomy (t̸hī′ro̵i dek′tə mē)
noun pl. thyroidectomies -·mies
the surgical removal of all or part of the thyroid gland
thyroidectomy
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- undergo: A 10-year retrospective study of patients who underwent initial thyroidectomy for PTC from 1986 to 1996 was completed.
- have: Low calcium happens in about 3 out of 10 people who have a thyroidectomy.
- perform: AB - An original technique for performing endoscopic thyroidectomy using a breast approach to avoid an operative scar in the neck was developed.
Adjective modifier
- partial: Grave's disease is widely treated, where medical methods are deemed unsatisfactory, by partial thyroidectomy, or Radioactive Iodine ablation.
- total: Total thyroidectomy - where all of the thyroid tissue is removed.
- endoscopic: AB - An original technique for performing endoscopic thyroidectomy using a breast approach to avoid an operative scar in the neck was developed.
- retrosturnal: I then had to have total retrosturnal thyroidectomy in December 1998 during which three of my parathyroid glands were also removed.
- conventional: AB - Conventional thyroidectomy often leaves an undesirable scar on the anterior neck.
Noun used with modifier
- completion: Impact of timing on completion thyroidectomy for thyroid cancer.
- subtotal: Total or subtotal thyroidectomy was performed in 147 patients.
Browse dictionary entries near thyroidectomy
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- thyristor
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- thymus gland
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