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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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Origin of hemorrhoidectomy

First recorded in 1915–20; hemorrhoid + -ectomy
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hemorrhoidectomy

(hĕm′ə-roi-dĕk′tə-mē)
n.
  1. Surgical removal of hemorrhoids.
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