prostatectomy

[ pros-tuh-tek-tuh-mee ]

noun

, Surgery.

, plural pros·ta·tec·to·mies.

1. excision of part or all of the prostate gland.

prostatectomy

/ ˌprɒstəˈtɛktəmɪ /

noun

1. surgical removal of all or a part of the prostate gland

Word History and Origins

Origin of prostatectomy¹

First recorded in 1885–90; prostate + -ectomy