parathyroidectomy

[ par-uh-thahy-roi-dek-tuh-mee ]

noun,plural par·a·thy·roid·ec·to·mies.Surgery.
  1. the excision of a parathyroid gland.

Origin of parathyroidectomy

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First recorded in 1900–05; parathyroid + -ectomy

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