Meanings
nounparotidectomy (plural parotidectomies)
plural parotidectomies
- medicinesurgical removal of the parotid gland
Origin
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with parotidectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
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APA
parotidectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parotidectomy
MLA
“parotidectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parotidectomy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parotidectomy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parotidectomy.
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