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hemorrhoidectomy.

A surgical procedure involving the excision of internal and/or external hemorrhoidal tissue, typically indicated for the treatment of symptomatic, prolapsed, thrombosed, or refractory hemorrhoids.

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noun
  1. A surgical procedure involving the excision of internal and/or external hemorrhoidal tissue, typically indicated for the treatment of symptomatic, prolapsed, thrombosed, or refractory hemorrhoids.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English hemorrhoid Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō) Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ)der. English -ectomy English hemorrhoidectomy From hemorrhoid + -ectomy.

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