noun
surgical procedure for tying hemorrhoids and excising them
• Syn: ↑haemorrhoidectomy
• Hypernyms: ↑operation, ↑surgery, ↑surgical operation, ↑surgical procedure, ↑surgical process
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\\ˌhem(ə)ˌrȯiˈdektəmē\ noun (-es)Etymology: hemorrhoid + -ectomy
: surgical removal of a hemorrhoid
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/hem'euh roy dek"teuh mee/, n., pl. hemorrhoidectomies.
the surgical removal of hemorrhoids.
[1915-20; HEMORRHOID + -ECTOMY]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.