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haemorrhoidectomy

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haemorrhoidectomy US, hemorrhoidectomy [ˌhɛmərɔɪˈdɛktəmɪ]
n pl -mies
(Medicine / Surgery) surgical removal of haemorrhoids
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Noun1.haemorrhoidectomy - surgical procedure for tying hemorrhoids and excising them
surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery"


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Haemorrhoidectomy - the surgeon cuts away the haemorrhoidal tissue.
A history of rectal bleeding should not automatically result in a colonoscopy, an examination under anaesthetic or a haemorrhoidectomy.
The haemorrhoid then withers What happens if you need surgery REMOVAL of piles, haemorrhoidectomy, tends to be reserved for people who have large, prolapsing, bleeding haemorrhoids.
 
 
 
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