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adenectomy

American

[ad-n-ek-tuh-mee] / ˌæd nˈɛk tə mi /

noun

surgical excision of a gland.

adenectomy British

/ ˌædəˈnɛktəmɪ /

noun

surgical removal of a gland
another name for adenoidectomy

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Noun Inflected Forms

adenectomies

plural

Etymology

Origin of adenectomy

aden- + -ectomy

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