isthmectomies

I1S1T1H4M3E1C3T1O1M3I1E1S1

A form of isthmectomy — The surgical removal of the band of tissue (or isthmus) connecting the two lobes of the thyroid gland.

Scrabble 22
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of isthmectomy
Cite this entry
APA

isthmectomies. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isthmectomies

MLA

“isthmectomies.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isthmectomies. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “isthmectomies,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isthmectomies.

Source: isthmectomies on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.