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prostatectomy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From prostato- + -ectomy.

Meanings

  1. The surgical removal of part or all of the prostate gland.
    • Doctors can perform prostatectomies in one of three different ways: perineally, retropubically, or laparoscopically. 2011, Paul H. Lange, Christine Adamec, Prostate Cancer For Dummies:

Forms

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prostatectomies Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

prostatectomize · cystoprostatectomy · radical prostatectomy · cryoprostatectomy · postprostatectomy

Translations (10)

ca prostatectomia (surgical removal of prostate) · fi prostatektomia (surgical removal of prostate) · gl prostatectomía (surgical removal of prostate) · fr prostatectomie (surgical removal of prostate) · pt prostatectomia (surgical removal of prostate) · ja 前立腺切除術 (surgical removal of prostate) · it prostatectomia (surgical removal of prostate) · cmn 前列腺切除術 /前列腺切除术 (surgical removal of prostate) · es prostatectomía (surgical removal of prostate) · fa پروستاتبرداری (surgical removal of prostate)