English Explanatory Dictionary

isthmectomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The surgical removal of the band of tissue (or isthmus) connecting the two lobes of the thyroid gland.

Word forms

isthmectomy isthmectomies

Etymology

From isthmus + -ectomy.

Synonyms

isthmusectomy
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