splenectomy
excision or removal of the spleen.
Origin of splenectomy
1- Also called lienectomy.
Words Nearby splenectomy
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How to use splenectomy in a sentence
Cases of splenectomy of this kind are transitional to the chronic diseases of the spleen.
Histology of the Blood | Paul EhrlichThe cases are more frequent in which a splenectomy has been undertaken on account of disease of the spleen.
Histology of the Blood | Paul EhrlichAs no other symptoms appeared, the surgeon in charge proposed splenectomy, on the assumption of a pure splenic leukæmia.
Histology of the Blood | Paul EhrlichThe numbers we found in our blood investigations in man after splenectomy were also normal.
Histology of the Blood | Paul EhrlichAfter splenectomy in rabbits the increase in these values is absent.
Histology of the Blood | Paul Ehrlich
British Dictionary definitions for splenectomy
/ (splɪˈnɛktəmɪ) /
surgical removal of the spleen
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