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esophagectomy

esophagectomy

1 9.9
An operation to remove all or part of the tube that connects the mouth and stomach
  • noun
  • /ɪˌsɑfəˈdʒɛktəmi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : esofagectomía
  • The surgeon explained that an esophagectomy may be needed to treat the patient's cancer.

Examples

  • In rare cases, esophagectomy may be necessary.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The doctors are admitting there in a peer-reviewed journal that 7% of patients who underwent esophagectomy in their series died from the surgery.

    Blog text (18)

  • It's a discussion of mortality from esophagectomy (the vast majority of which are done for esophageal cancer) and how it's fallen from nearly 30% to 7%.

    Blog text (18)

  • After careful evaluation, the doctor recommended an esophagectomy to remove the damaged section of the esophagus.

  • Patients often face a long recovery after an esophagectomy, but it can be crucial for their health.

How Invasive

esophagectomy
  • Specialized
1 9.9
esophagostomy
  • Specialized
9.9
esophagotomy
  • Specialized
9.9
esophagoscopy
  • Specialized
7.3

Surface Forms

esophagectomy singular
esophagectomies plural

Morphology

esophagectomy = esophagus (semi-transparent) = esophag + ectomy

The word is built in a medically regular way from the esophagus stem plus the removal suffix, but the stem form and specialized suffix make it only partly transparent to most learners.

Etymology

Esophagectomy breaks into esophag- meaning 'gullet' or 'food pipe' and -ectomy meaning 'cutting out' or 'removal', just like in appendectomy. So, an esophagectomy is the operation to remove all or part of the esophagus, the 'food pipe'.