adrenalectomy

English

Etymology

adrenal +‎ -ectomy

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

Translations

removal of one or both adrenal glands

• Finnish: adrenalektomia
• Portuguese: adrenalectomia f
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• Spanish: adrenalectomía f