Medical term:
thyrotomy
thyrotomy
[thi-rot´ah-me]1. median laryngotomy.
2. the operation of cutting the thyroid gland.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
thy·rot·o·my
(thī-rot'ŏ-mē),1. Any cutting operation on the thyroid gland.
2. Synonym(s): laryngofissure
[thyro- + G. tomē, a cutting]
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thyrotomy
(thī-rŏt′ə-mē)n.
1. Surgical incision of the thyroid gland.
2. See laryngofissure.
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thyrotomy
A formal term for any incision into the thyroid region, i.e.:(1) Thyroid surgery;
(2) Thyroid biopsy, see there;
(3) Laryngofissure (see there); also known as median laryngotomy.
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thy·rot·o·my
(thī-rot'ŏ-mē)1. Any cutting operation on the thyroid gland.
2. Synonym(s): laryngofissure.
[thyro- + G. tomē, a cutting]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
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