thyroidectomy
noun
thy·roid·ec·to·my
ˌthī-ˌrȯi-ˈdek-tə-mē 
ˌthī-rə-
plural thyroidectomies
: surgical removal of thyroid gland tissue
Examples of thyroidectomy in a Sentence
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In some cases, problems with the thyroid can require a thyroidectomy.
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Christine Coppa, Health, 3 Apr. 2024
Since her thyroidectomy, Burke has been cancer-free.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 8 July 2023
For example, thyroidectomy, one of the most common surgeries, involves removing the thyroid.
—Christine Coppa, Health, 15 Mar. 2023
The American Cancer Society also notes that radioactive iodine treatment is sometimes used after thyroidectomy for early stage cancers, but the cure rate with surgery alone is excellent.
—Stephen Simpson, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2022
People who have had a thyroidectomy will need to take daily thyroid hormone pills, according the American Cancer Society's website.
—Stephen Simpson, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2022
The thyroidectomy scar is faint now; the heart scar is fresh, ugly, life-saving, a constant reminder of my age.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Dec. 2020
My surgery was performed in March 2020—a partial thyroidectomy, during which half of my thyroid was removed—and I was diagnosed with minimally invasive follicular thyroid cancer the day after.
—Tori Moore, Health.com, 27 Oct. 2020
After the diagnosis Jade had her thyroidectomy shortly after that day at Urgent Care in 2011, and started radioactive iodine treatment, which killed off most of the small tumors in her lungs, soon after.
—Jordan Erb, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Oct. 2020
Christine Coppa, Health, 3 Apr. 2024
Since her thyroidectomy, Burke has been cancer-free.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 8 July 2023
For example, thyroidectomy, one of the most common surgeries, involves removing the thyroid.
—Christine Coppa, Health, 15 Mar. 2023
The American Cancer Society also notes that radioactive iodine treatment is sometimes used after thyroidectomy for early stage cancers, but the cure rate with surgery alone is excellent.
—Stephen Simpson, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2022
People who have had a thyroidectomy will need to take daily thyroid hormone pills, according the American Cancer Society's website.
—Stephen Simpson, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2022
The thyroidectomy scar is faint now; the heart scar is fresh, ugly, life-saving, a constant reminder of my age.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Dec. 2020
My surgery was performed in March 2020—a partial thyroidectomy, during which half of my thyroid was removed—and I was diagnosed with minimally invasive follicular thyroid cancer the day after.
—Tori Moore, Health.com, 27 Oct. 2020
After the diagnosis Jade had her thyroidectomy shortly after that day at Urgent Care in 2011, and started radioactive iodine treatment, which killed off most of the small tumors in her lungs, soon after.
—Jordan Erb, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Oct. 2020
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First Known Use
1889, in the meaning defined above
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thyroidectomy
noun
thy·roid·ec·to·my
ˌthī-ˌrȯid-ˈek-tə-mē, -rəd-
plural thyroidectomies
: surgical excision of thyroid gland tissue
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