adrenalectomy

English

Etymology

adrenal +‎ -ectomy

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɛktəmi

Noun

adrenalectomy (countable and uncountable, plural adrenalectomies)

(surgery) The removal of one or both adrenal glands, usually advised for patients with tumours in those glands.

Derived terms

Translations

removal of one or both adrenal glands

Finnish: adrenalektomia
Italian: adrenalectomia f, surrenalectomia f
Portuguese: adrenalectomia f
Russian: адреналэктоми́я f (adrenalɛktomíja)
Spanish: adrenalectomía f

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