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thy·ro·para·thy·roid·ec·to·my | \ ˌthī-rō-ˌpar-ə-ˌthī-ˌrȯid-ˈek-tə-mē 
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\ plural thyroparathyroidectomies
Medical Definition of thyroparathyroidectomy
: excision of both the thyroid and parathyroid glands
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thyroparathyroidectomized also British thyroparathyroidectomised \ -tə-ˌmīzd \ adjective
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