Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
thymectomy Audio
thy·mec·to·my [ thahy-mek-tuh-mee ]
Subclass of:
Thoracic Surgical Procedures
Definitions related to thymectomy:
  • Surgical removal of part or all of the thymus gland.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Surgical removal of the thymus gland. (Dorland, 28th ed)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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