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nephrectomy

American  
[nuh-frek-tuh-mee] / nəˈfrɛk tə mi /

noun

Surgery.
nephrectomies plural

  1. excision of a kidney.

nephrectomy British  
/ nɪˈfrɛktəmɪ /

noun

  1. surgical removal of a kidney

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noun

Etymology

Origin of nephrectomy

First recorded in 1875–80; nephr- + -ectomy

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