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isthmectomy

noun

isthmectomy

noun

Etymology From isthmus + -ectomy.

1

Medicine, Sciences, Surgery The surgical removal of the band of tissue (or isthmus) connecting the two lobes of the thyroid gland.

Synonyms
isthmusectomy

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