isthmectomy

English

noun

Definitions

(surgery) The surgical removal of the band of tissue (or isthmus) connecting the two lobes of the thyroid gland.

Etymology

Suffix from English isthmus.

Origin

English

isthmus

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Cognates and derived terms

isthmian English
isthmic English
isthmitis English
isthmoid English
isthmus English
isthmusectomy English
isthmus Latin