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thyroparathyroidectomy

noun thy·ro·para·thy·roid·ec·to·my \ ˌthī-rō-ˌpar-ə-ˌthī-ˌrȯid-ˈek-tə-mē \

medical Definition of thyroparathyroidectomy

plural thyroparathyroidectomies

: excision of both the thyroid and parathyroid glands

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thyroparathyroidectomized

also British thyroparathyroidectomised play \-tə-ˌmīzd\ adjective

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