Meanings
nounthyroidectomy (plural thyroidectomies)
plural thyroidectomies
- medicineThe surgical removal of part or all of the thyroid gland.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰwer-
- Proto-Hellenic*tʰurā
- Ancient Greekθῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)
- Ancient Greekθῠρεός (thŭreós)
- Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
- Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
- Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
- Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
- Ancient Greekθῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
- New Latinthyreoīdēs
- Englishthyroid
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
- Proto-Hellenic*eks
- Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
- Ancient Greekἐκ- (ek-)
- Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
- Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
- Ancient Greekἐκτέμνω (ektémnō)
- Ancient Greekἐκτομή (ektomḗ)
- Englishthyroidectomy
Translations
Finnish kilpirauhasen poistoleikkaus
- kilpirauhasen poistoleikkaussurgical removal of the thyroid gland
French thyroïdectomie
- thyroïdectomiesurgical removal of the thyroid gland
German Thyreoidektomie
- Thyreoidektomiesurgical removal of the thyroid gland
Polish tyreoidektomia, tyroidektomia
- tyreoidektomiasurgical removal of the thyroid gland
- tyroidektomiasurgical removal of the thyroid gland
Portuguese tireoidectomia
- tireoidectomiasurgical removal of the thyroid gland
Romanian tiroidectomie
- tiroidectomiesurgical removal of the thyroid gland
Russian тиреоидэктоми́я
- тиреоидэктоми́я (tireoidɛktomíja)surgical removal of the thyroid gland
Spanish tiroidectomía
- tiroidectomíasurgical removal of the thyroid gland
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with thyroidectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomylaryngectomy
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
thyroidectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thyroidectomy
MLA
“thyroidectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thyroidectomy. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thyroidectomy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thyroidectomy.
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