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strumectomy

[stroo-mek-tuh-mee]
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noun, plural stru·mec·to·mies. Surgery.
  1. excision of part or all of a goiter.
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Origin of strumectomy

First recorded in 1890–95; strum(a) + -ectomy
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strumectomy in Medicine

strumectomy

(strōō-mĕk′tə-mē)
n.
  1. Surgical removal of all or a portion of a goitrous tumor.
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