thymectomy

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noun

The surgical removal of the thymus

OriginAncient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ) ← Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- ← Proto-Hellenic *eks →
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Meanings

nounthymectomy (plural thymectomies)

plural thymectomies

  1. medicineThe surgical removal of the thymus

Origin

  1. Englishthymus
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
  4. Proto-Hellenic*eks
  5. Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
  6. Ancient Greekἐκ- (ek-)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
  8. Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
  9. Ancient Greekἐκτέμνω (ektémnō)
  10. Ancient Greekἐκτομή (ektomḗ)
  11. Englishthymectomy

From thymus + -ectomy.

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Translations

Finnish kateenkorvan poisto, tymektomia
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Italian timectomia
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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with thymectomy

hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
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APA

thymectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thymectomy

MLA

“thymectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thymectomy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thymectomy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thymectomy.

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