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(surgery) The surgical removal of part or all of the thyroid gland..
Use thyroidectomy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Thyroidectomy means (surgery) The surgical removal of part or all of the thyroid gland..
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Use thyroidectomy where its definition matches the intended context.
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