Meanings
nounprostatectomy (plural prostatectomies)
plural prostatectomies
- medicineThe surgical removal of part or all of the prostate gland.
Doctors can perform prostatectomies in one of three different ways: perineally, retropubically, or laparoscopically.
2011, Paul H. Lange, Christine Adamec, Prostate Cancer For Dummies
Origin
Translations
Catalan prostatectomia
- prostatectomiasurgical removal of prostate
Chinese Mandarin 前列腺切除術 /前列腺切除术
- 前列腺切除術 /前列腺切除术surgical removal of prostate
Finnish prostatektomia
- prostatektomiasurgical removal of prostate
French prostatectomie
- prostatectomiesurgical removal of prostate
Italian prostatectomia
- prostatectomiasurgical removal of prostate
Japanese 前立腺切除術
- 前立腺切除術surgical removal of prostate
Persian پروستاتبرداری
- پروستاتبرداری (porostât-bardâri)surgical removal of prostate
Portuguese prostatectomia
- prostatectomiasurgical removal of prostate
Spanish prostatectomía
- prostatectomíasurgical removal of prostate
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with prostatectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomylaryngectomy
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
prostatectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prostatectomy
MLA
“prostatectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prostatectomy. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prostatectomy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prostatectomy.
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