"prostatectomy" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-prostatectomy.wav Forms: prostatectomies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛktəmi Etymology: From prostate + -ectomy. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|prostate|ectomy}} prostate + -ectomy Head templates: {{en-noun}} prostatectomy (plural prostatectomies)
  1. (surgery) The surgical removal of part or all of the prostate gland. Wikipedia link: prostatectomy Categories (topical): Surgery Hyponyms: radical prostatectomy Derived forms: radical prostatectomy Translations (surgical removal of prostate): prostatectomia [feminine] (Catalan), prostatektomia (Finnish), prostatectomie [feminine] (French), prostatectomía [feminine] (Galician), prostatectomia [feminine] (Italian), پروستاتبرداری (porostât-bardâri) (Persian), prostatectomía [feminine] (Spanish)

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