Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
glossectomy Audio
glos·sec·to·my [ glah-sek-toh-mee ]
Subclass of:
Oral Surgical Procedures
Definitions related to glossectomy:
  • Partial or total surgical excision of the tongue. (Dorland, 28th ed)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Surgery involving partial or complete excision of the tongue.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Surgical removal of all or part of the tongue.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Background The tongue is a highly specialized, vital organ of the oral cavity. Resecting a part or all of the tongue presents a wide array of challenges that require the surgeon to avoid, limit, or restore the severe functional impairments to gustation, mastication, deglutition, and phonation.
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2019
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