parathyroidectomy
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- noun
- /ˌpærəˌθaɪrɔɪˈdɛktəmi/
- Specialized
- The surgeon explained that a parathyroidectomy is necessary to remove the affected glands.
Examples
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Treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism requires a parathyroidectomy.
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No hematomas occurred in the parathyroidectomy group.
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This assay provides measurements in only 10 minutes, which makes it practical during a parathyroidectomy.
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Parathyroidectomy group.
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We performed a partial parathyroidectomy, but the tumor in the right nasal fossa failed to regress.
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Eighteen patients (25%) had a subtotal parathyroidectomy to remove microscopic hyperplasia.
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Paloyan et al. advocated a subtotal parathyroidectomy for primary hyperparathyroidism because the disease is multifocal.
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We evaluated 124 patients who had undergone thyroidectomy and 47 patients who had undergone parathyroidectomy.
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To correct the hormonal imbalance, we performed a partial parathyroidectomy with a self-implantation of the right lower parathyroid into the prethyroid muscles.
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More recently, this technology has been explored for use in parathyroidectomy, thyroidectomy, and functional neck dissection, primarily to exploit its benefit in terms of postoperative cosmesis.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
parathyroidectomy = parathyroid (opaque) = para + thyroid + ectomy
The word is formed by adding the medical suffix '-ectomy' to the specialized anatomical term 'parathyroid', so the meaning is not readily inferable for an average B1 learner.
Etymology
Parathyroidectomy has three parts: para- meaning 'beside', thyroid meaning 'the neck gland', and -ectomy meaning 'to cut out', and you can see -ectomy in appendectomy. So a parathyroidectomy is the operation to remove the small glands that sit beside the thyroid.