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prostatectomy

noun

prostatectomy

noun

Etymology From prostato- + -ectomy.

1

Medicine, Sciences, Surgery The surgical removal of part or all of the prostate gland.

  • Doctors can perform prostatectomies in one of three different ways: perineally, retropubically, or laparoscopically.2011, Paul H. Lange, Christine Adamec, Prostate Cancer For Dummies:
Derived terms
cryoprostatectomy, cystoprostatectomy, postprostatectomy, prostatectomize, radical prostatectomy

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