adrenalectomy

English

Etymology

adrenal +‎ -ectomy

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛktəmi

Noun

adrenalectomy (countable and uncountable, plural adrenalectomies)

1. (surgery) The removal of one or both adrenal glands, usually advised for patients with tumours in those glands.

Derived terms

• adrenalectomize
• postadrenalectomy

 

Translations

removal of one or both adrenal glands

• Finnish: adrenalektomia
• Italian: adrenalectomia f, surrenalectomia f
• Portuguese: adrenalectomia f
• Russian: адреналэктоми́я f (adrenalɛktomíja)
• Spanish: adrenalectomía f