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prostatectomy

[ pros-tuh-tek-tuh-mee ]

noun

, Surgery.
, plural pros·ta·tec·to·mies.
  1. excision of part or all of the prostate gland.

prostatectomy

/ ˌprɒstəˈtɛktəmɪ /

noun

  1. surgical removal of all or a part of the prostate gland

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Word History and Origins

Origin of prostatectomy1

First recorded in 1885–90; prostate + -ectomy

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