thyrotomy

/thahy-rot-uh-mee/US // θaɪˈrɒt ə mi //

胸腺切除术,甲状腺切除术,胸腔镜手术,甲状腺切除手术

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural thy·rot·o·mies.Surgery.
- : incision or splitting of the thyroid cartilage; laryngotomy.

Thyrotomy has been successfully performed in such cases, mostly under the impression that the disease was malignant.
It is probable that slight cases of stenosis can be treated better by intubation than by thyrotomy.
In cases that are known to be tuberculous, the feeling prevails that thyrotomy is not to be recommended.
In many instances, therefore, thyrotomy is the first stage in the operation of total laryngectomy.
The requirements and first and second stages of the operation are similar to those for thyrotomy (see pp. 490, 491).