Meanings
nounadenectomy (plural adenectomies)
plural adenectomies
- medicineThe removal of all or part of the adenoid glands by surgery.
Origin
Translations
Basque adenektomia
- adenektomiasurgical removal of the adenoid glands
German Adenektomie
- Adenektomiesurgical removal of the adenoid glands
Greek αδενεκτομή
- αδενεκτομή (adenektomí)surgical removal of the adenoid glands
Italian adenectomia
- adenectomiasurgical removal of the adenoid glands
Portuguese adenectomia
- adenectomiasurgical removal of the adenoid glands
Spanish adenectomía
- adenectomíasurgical removal of the adenoid glands
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with adenectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
adenectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adenectomy
MLA
“adenectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adenectomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adenectomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adenectomy.
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