- adrenalectomy
-
ad·re·nal·ec·to·my (ə-drē'nə-lĕkʹtə-mē)
n. pl. ad·re·nal·ec·to·mies
Surgical excision of one or both of the adrenal glands.
* * *
Universalium. 2010.
adrenalectomy
Look at other dictionaries:
Adrenalectomy — Interventions infobox Name = PAGENAME Caption = ICD10 = ICD9 = 07.2 ICD9 mult = ICD9proc|07.3 MeshID = D000315 OtherCodes = Adrenalectomy is the surgical removal of one or both (bilateral adrenalectomy) adrenal glands. It is usually advised for… … Wikipedia
adrenalectomy — Removal of one or both adrenal glands. [adrenal + G. ektome, excision] * * * ad·re·nal·ec·to·my tə mē n, pl mies surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands * * * n. the surgical removal of an adrenal glands, usually performed because of… … Medical dictionary
adrenalectomy — noun Date: circa 1910 surgical removal of an adrenal gland • adrenalectomized adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
adrenalectomy — noun The removal of one or both adrenal glands, usually advised for patients with tumours in those glands … Wiktionary
adrenalectomy — n. surgical removal of the the adrenal glands … English contemporary dictionary
adrenalectomy — ad·re·nal·ec·to·my … English syllables
adrenalectomy — n. the surgical removal of an adrenal gland, usually performed because of neoplastic disease … The new mediacal dictionary
adrenalectomy — /ədrinəˈlɛktəmi/ (say uhdreenuh lektuhmee) noun (plural adrenalectomies) the removal of one or both adrenal glands …
adrenalectomy — Surgery to remove one or both adrenal glands (a small organ on top of each kidney) … English dictionary of cancer terms
adrenalectomy — noun surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands • Syn: ↑suprarenalectomy • Hypernyms: ↑ablation, ↑extirpation, ↑cutting out, ↑excision … Useful english dictionary
