prostatectomy
English
Etymology
Noun
prostatectomy (plural prostatectomies)
- (surgery) The surgical removal of part or all of the prostate gland.
- 2011, Paul H. Lange, Christine Adamec, Prostate Cancer For Dummies
- Doctors can perform prostatectomies in one of three different ways: perineally, retropubically, or laparoscopically.
- 2011, Paul H. Lange, Christine Adamec, Prostate Cancer For Dummies
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Translations
surgical removal of prostate
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