parathyroidectomyn.
/ˌparəˌθʌɪrɔɪˈdɛktəmi/, U.S. /ˈˌpɛrəˌθaɪrɔɪˈdɛktəmi/ Surgery.
Surgical removal of one or more parathyroid glands; an instance of this.
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adenotomy1777
tonsillotomy1876
thyrotomy1880
thyroidectomy1889
thyroidotomy1890
parotidectomy1893
adenoidectomy1899
parathyroidectomy1899
tonsillectomy1899
thymectomy1905
thyrochondrotomy1911
adenotonsillectomy1916
thyroparathyroidectomy1920
T. & A.1942
1899 Proc. Royal Soc. 1898–9 64 124 It was intended to excise all the parathyroids..; but..it was subsequently found that one..of the smaller parathyroids had escaped excision; these..experiments were therefore cases of partial parathyroidectomy.
1900 G. R. Murray Dis. Thyroid Gland i. 11 The results of thyroidectomy plus parathyroidectomy.
1903 Med. News (Philadelphia) 31 Oct. 823/2 Various detailed studies of the results of complete and partial parathyroidectomy have..been made.
1921 Times Lit. Suppl. 12 Nov. 898/2 The primary effect in both parathyroidectomy and guanidine poisoning is an abnormal breakdown of tissue proteins.
1971 New Scientist 19 Aug. 437/3 I recently had a parathyroidectomy, which was followed, 48 hours later, by acute hypocalcaemia. The effects of this were according to the text book—tingling limbs and fuzzy-headedness.
1993 Brit. Jrnl. Surg. 80 222/2 All three..demonstrated multiple gland disease and were treated by subtotal parathyroidectomy rather than total parathyroidectomy with forearm autotransplantation.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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