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HAEMORRHOIDECTOMY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Surgical procedure for tying hemorrhoids and excising them
Synonyms:
haemorrhoidectomy; hemorrhoidectomy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("haemorrhoidectomy" is a kind of...):
operation; surgery; surgical operation; surgical procedure; surgical process (a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body)