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hemithyroidectomy

noun hemi·thy·roid·ec·to·my \-ˌthī-ˌrid-ˈek-tə-mē\
plural -mies

Medical Definition of HEMITHYROIDECTOMY

:  surgical removal of one lobe of the thyroid gland

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