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thyroparathyroidectomy

noun thy·ro·para·thy·roid·ec·to·my
\ˌthī-rō-ˌpar-ə-ˌthī-ˌrid-ˈek-tə-mē\
plural thy·ro·para·thy·roid·ec·to·mies

Medical Definition of THYROPARATHYROIDECTOMY

:  excision of both the thyroid and parathyroid glands
thy·ro·para·thy·roid·ec·to·mized also British thy·ro·para·thy·roid·ec·to·mised \-tə-ˌmīzd\ adjective

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