isthmectomy

English

Etymology

isthmus +‎ -ectomy

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɛktəmi

Noun

isthmectomy (plural isthmectomies)

  1. (surgery) The surgical removal of the band of tissue (or isthmus) connecting the two lobes of the thyroid gland.

Synonyms
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