thyroidectomy

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
27
Words With Friends
26
Letters
13

Definition of thyroidectomy

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. The surgical removal of part or all of the thyroid gland.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-der. Proto-Hellenic *tʰurā Ancient Greek θῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā) Ancient Greek -εος (-eos) Ancient Greek θῠρεός (thŭreós) Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos)…

See full etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-der. Proto-Hellenic *tʰurā Ancient Greek θῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā) Ancient Greek -εος (-eos) Ancient Greek θῠρεός (thŭreós) Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)bor. New Latin thyreoīdēsbor. English thyroid Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ)der. English -ectomy English thyroidectomy From thyroid + -ectomy.

Words you can make from thyroidectomy

200+ playable · top: THYMOCYTE (22 pts)

Best play thymocyte 22 points

10-letter words

1 word

9-letter words

4 words

8-letter words

16 words

7-letter words

47 words

6-letter words

113 words

5-letter words

18 words

Find your best play with thyroidectomy

See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes thyroidectomy, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.