A surgical procedure to remove a dermoid cyst.
From 'dermoid' + Greek 'ektome' (removal). Medical terminology combining the condition with the suffix for surgical removal, standardized in 19th-century surgical language.
A dermoidectomy is a straightforward surgery because dermoid cysts have a clear capsule that separates them from surrounding tissue—surgeons can often pop them out like removing a pea from its pod!
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