hemorrhoidectomy

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Surgery to remove swollen veins near the anus

noun
/ˌhɛmərɔɪˈdɛktəmi/

Specialized

: hemorroidectomía

I went through a hemorrhoidectomy 7 weeks ago.

Examples

This is termed a Stapled Hemorrhoidectomy, and it is relatively commonly used.

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In December, I had anal surgery, my second hemorrhoidectomy, and a colonoscopy...

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Stapled hemorrhoidectomy is a rather widely recognized form of hemorrhoid surgical operation.

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After struggling with painful symptoms, John finally scheduled a hemorrhoidectomy to alleviate his discomfort.
The doctor explained that a hemorrhoidectomy is often performed to remove troublesome hemorrhoids.
Following her hemorrhoidectomy, Maria felt a significant relief from the discomfort she had been experiencing.

Surface Forms

hemorrhoidectomy singular

hemorrhoidectomies plural

Morphology

hemorrhoidectomy = hemorrhoid (semi-transparent) = hemorrhoid + ectomy

The procedure meaning is directly built from 'hemorrhoid' plus the surgical-removal suffix '-ectomy', but the term is still specialized medical vocabulary.

Etymology

Hemorrhoidectomy is made of hemorrhoid, which comes from Greek words for 'blood' and 'flow', and the surgical ending -ectomy, which means 'cut out' and is seen in appendectomy. So a hemorrhoidectomy is literally 'cutting out' a hemorrhoid, which is why it means surgical removal.