THYROIDECTOMY Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word thyroidectomy. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for THYROIDECTOMY
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| excision | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage • surgical removal of a body part or tissue • the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society • the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence | ||||||||
| operation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being in effect or being operative • a business especially one run on a large scale • a planned activity involving many people performing various actions • (computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction) • activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign) • a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body • a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work • process or manner of functioning or operating • (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents • (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods • the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.) | ||||||||
| resection | nounn | |||||||
noun • surgical removal of part of a structure or organ | ||||||||
| surgery | nounn | |||||||
noun • the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures • a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted • a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations • a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body | ||||||||
