A surgical procedure involving the removal of half of a specific anatomical structure, particularly used in some specialized medical operations.
From 'hemi-' (half) plus 'strumectomy' (surgical removal of a struma or goiter). A precise medical term for partial surgical removal.
Doctors had to invent this mouthful because sometimes removing just half of a diseased gland works better than removing the whole thing—it's like the difference between cutting off a bad apple slice versus the whole apple!
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