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hemorrhoidectomy

[ hem-uh-roi-dek-tuh-mee ]

noun

, plural hem·or·rhoid·ec·to·mies.
  1. the surgical removal of hemorrhoids.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hemorrhoidectomy1

First recorded in 1915–20; hemorrhoid + -ectomy

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