0 used to form nouns referring to an operation to remove a particular body part or type of tissue from the body:
The drug is not recommended for postoperative pain in children after adenoidectomy or tonsillectomy.
She found a lump in her breast and underwent a lumpectomy.
He had to have a prostatectomy.
Myomectomy is major surgery where each fibroid is cut from the womb.
The patient has a small tumour and I have advised a partial nephrectomy.
