Word Structure

WordHub has a local lexical record for “Thyroidectomy” with pronunciation and root analysis.

• thyr

  door; thyroid

  Forms: thyr

• -oid

  like, resembling

  Forms: oid, ode

• -ectomy

  to cut -tome: part, area, segment; cutting instrument -tomy: a cutting, especially a surgical incision or removal -ectomy: surgical removal

  Forms: tom