prostatectomyn.
/ˌprɒstəˈtɛktəmi/, U.S. /ˌprɑstəˈtɛktəmi/ Surgery.
Surgical excision of all or part of the prostate; an instance of this.
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lateralized operation1825
orchidectomy1870
prostatectomy1880
peotomy1890
orchiectomy1894
varicocelectomy1894
1880 J. W. S. Gouley in Lancet 17 July 113/2 Dr. Mercier's operation of excision of prostatic valvules, to which, I think—for brevity's sake, if for no other reason—the name of ‘Prostatectomy’ should be given, while for the same reason, ‘Prostatotomy’ may be applied to incision of the valvules.
1926 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 20 Nov. 1728/2 Prostatic resection is applicable to a large number of cases of prostatic hypertrophy commonly subjected to prostatectomy.
1976 R. Massey When I was Young xxx. 262 When father's state of health deteriorated to a point where surgery was imperative, I accompanied him to the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore where the famous Dr. Hugh Young was performing his new method of prostatectomy.
1997 New Yorker 2 June 89/1 Marcel's younger brother, Dr. Robert Proust..was so celebrated for his prostatectomies that in the trade they were called, ‘proustatectomies’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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