Meanings
nounhemorrhoidectomy (plural hemorrhoidectomies)
plural hemorrhoidectomies · alternative haemorrhoidectomy
- medicineA surgical procedure involving the excision of internal and/or external hemorrhoidal tissue, typically indicated for the treatment of symptomatic, prolapsed, thrombosed, or refractory hemorrhoids.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsurgical procedure for tying hemorrhoids and excising them
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishhemorrhoid
- Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
- Ancient Greekἐκ- (ek-)
- Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
- Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
- Ancient Greekἐκτέμνω (ektémnō)
- Ancient Greekἐκτομή (ektomḗ)
- Englishhemorrhoidectomy
From hemorrhoid + -ectomy.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Italian emorroidectomia
- emorroidectomiaTranslations
Russian геморроидэктомия
- геморроидэктомия (gemorroidɛktomija)Translations
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with hemorrhoidectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
hemorrhoidectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemorrhoidectomy
MLA
“hemorrhoidectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemorrhoidectomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hemorrhoidectomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemorrhoidectomy.
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