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hemorrhoidectomy

American  
[hem-uh-roi-dek-tuh-mee] / ˌhɛm ə rɔɪˈdɛk tə mi /

noun

PLURAL

hemorrhoidectomies

  1. the surgical removal of hemorrhoids.

Etymology

Origin of hemorrhoidectomy

First recorded in 1915–20; hemorrhoid + -ectomy

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