strumectomy

[stroo-mek-tuh-mee]

noun, plural stru·mec·to·mies. Surgery.

excision of part or all of a goiter.

Origin of strumectomy

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

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strumectomy in Medicine

strumectomy

[strōō-mĕk′tə-mē]

n.

Surgical removal of all or a portion of a goitrous tumor.

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