Synonyms & related words for thymectomy

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of thymectomy. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to thymectomy

Explore words related to thymectomy — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include thymectomize, thymoma, thymus, thymic, pancreatectomy, splenectomize, adrenalectomy, splenectomy. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does thymectomy come from?

The word thymectomy breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: thym, from Greek thymos (“thymus gland (originally 'warty excrescence')”); ec-, from Greek ek (“out, out of”); and tomy, from Greek temnein (“to cut”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.