adrenalectomy
adrenalectomy · adrenalectomies
адреналэктомия
The removal of one or both adrenal glands, usually advised for patients with tumours…The removal of one or both adrenal glands, usually advised for patients with tumours in those glands.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The removal of one or both adrenal glands, usually advised for patients with tumours in those glands.
адреналэктоми́яadrenalɛktomíja
surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
removal of one or both adrenal glands:
Origin
From adrenal + -ectomy.From adrenal + -ectomy.
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Forms
plural: adrenalectomies| Singular | adrenalectomy |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands:suprarenalectomy
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable