thymectomize

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transitive verb

thy·mec·to·mize

variants also British thymectomise

thī-ˈmek-tə-ˌmīz

thymectomized also British thymectomised; thymectomizing also British thymectomising

: to subject to thymectomy

rats thymectomized at birth

thymectomy

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noun

thy·mec·to·my thī-ˈmek-tə-mē

plural thymectomies

: surgical excision of the thymus

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