| ADENECTOMY | • adenectomy n. (Medicine) The removal of all or part of the adenoid glands by surgery. • ADENECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the adenoids, also ADENOIDECTOMY. |
| CORDECTOMY | • cordectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical removal of a cord, especially that of the vocal cord. • CORDECTOMY n. the surgical removal of a vocal cord. |
| CYSTECTOMY | • cystectomy n. (Surgery) The removal of the bladder; the removal of a cyst. • CYSTECTOMY n. the surgical removal of a cyst. |
| IRIDECTOMY | • iridectomy n. (Surgery) Removal of part or all of the iris of the eye. • IRIDECTOMY n. the act of cutting out a portion of the iris in order to form an artificial pupil. |
| LUMPECTOMY | • lumpectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical removal of a tumour or cyst from a breast. • LUMPECTOMY n. the surgical removal of a lump, esp. in the breast, aka tylectomy. |
| MAMMECTOMY | • mammectomy n. Synonym of mastectomy. • MAMMECTOMY n. the surgical removal of a nipple. |
| MASTECTOMY | • mastectomy n. The surgical procedure to remove all or part of a breast and sometimes nearby tissues. • MASTECTOMY n. the surgical excision of a breast. |
| MYOMECTOMY | • myomectomy n. (Surgery) The removal of the uterine myomas. • MYOMECTOMY n. surgical removal of a myoma, esp. in the uterus. |
| NEURECTOMY | • neurectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical excision of a nerve. • NEURECTOMY n. the surgical excision of part of a nerve. |
| THYMECTOMY | • thymectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical removal of the thymus. • THYMECTOMY n. surgical removal of the thymus. |
| UTERECTOMY | • UTERECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the womb, aka hysterectomy. |
| VITRECTOMY | • vitrectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical removal of some or all of the vitreous humour from the eye. • VITRECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the vitreous humor from the eyeball. |