- glossectomy
- Surgical removal of all or part of the tongue.
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glossectomy
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glossectomy — Resection or amputation of the tongue. SYN: elinguation, glossosteresis. [gloss + G. ektome, excision] * * * n. surgical removal of the tongue, an operation usually carried out for cancer in this structure. * * * glos·sec·to·my (glos ekґtə… … Medical dictionary
glossectomy — n. surgical removal of all or part of the tongue … English contemporary dictionary
glossectomy — n. surgical removal of the tongue, an operation usually carried out for cancer in this structure … The new mediacal dictionary
glossectomy — /glɒˈsɛktəmi/ (say glo sektuhmee) noun (plural glossectomies) the removal of the tongue by surgery …
glossectomy — glossecˈtomy noun Surgical removal of the tongue • • • Main Entry: ↑gloss … Useful english dictionary
Midline glossectomy — A midline glossectomy is a surgical reduction of the size of the base of the tongue (posterior tongue). It sometimes is used to treat sleep apnea. See also Tongue splitting Ankyloglossia … Wikipedia
Глоссэктомия (Glossectomy) — хирургическое удаление языка; данная операция обычно выполняется при раке языка. Источник: Медицинский словарь … Медицинские термины
ГЛОССЭКТОМИЯ — (glossectomy) хирургическое удаление языка; данная операция обычно выполняется при раке языка … Толковый словарь по медицине
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