adenectomy etymology

English word adenectomy comes from English -ectomy ((surgery) Surgical removal of.. Excision of.), English adeno- (Adenoid. Gland.)

Detailed word origin of adenectomy

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-ectomy English (eng) (surgery) Surgical removal of.. Excision of.
adeno- English (eng) Adenoid. Gland.
adenectomy English (eng) (medicine) The removal of all or part of the adenoid glands by surgery.

Words with the same origin as adenectomy

Descendants of -ectomy
adnexectomy appendectomy astragalectomy caudectomy dactylectomy embolectomy fasciectomy glossectomy hemihepatectomy ileectomy labyrinthectomised lipectomy mastectomy meniscectomy mucosectomy otectomy parathyroidectomy pleurectomy retinectomy sequestrectomy tendonectomy thymectomy thymothymomectomy tonsillectomy
Descendants of adeno-
adenoameloblastoma adenoassociated adenoblast adenocarcinoma adenocele adenochondroma adenocystoma adenocyte adenodynia adenoepithelial adenoepithelioma adenofibroma adenofibromyoma adenohypophyseal adenohypophysis adenolipomatosis adenolymphocele adenolymphoma adenomyosarcoma adenopathy adenophorous adenosquamous adenotonsillar adenovector