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strumectomy
The surgical removal of an enlarged gland or tumor; such as, a goitrous thyroid gland.
This entry is located in the following units: -ectomy, -ectome, -ectomize (page 29) strum-, strumo-, strumi- (page 1)
Word Entries containing the term: “strumectomy”
isthmectomy, median strumectomy
1. A surgical procedure in which a narrow bridge of tissue connecting two larger tissue masses is excised; such as, the removal of the thyroid isthmus.
2. Excision of the midportion of the thyroid.
This entry is located in the following units: -ectomy, -ectome, -ectomize (page 15) isthm-, isthmo- + (page 1) strum-, strumo-, strumi- (page 1)