hepatectomy

[ hep-uh-tek-tuh-mee ]

/ ˌhɛp əˈtɛk tə mi /

noun, plural hep·a·tec·to·mies.

excision of part of the liver.

Nearby words

heparin, heparitin sulfate, hepat-, hepatalgia, hepatatrophia, hepatectomy, hepatic, hepatic artery, hepatic coma, hepatic duct, hepatic encephalopathy

Origin of hepatectomy

First recorded in 1895–1900; hepat- + -ectomy

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Medicine definitions for hepatectomy

hepatectomy

[ hĕp′ə-tĕk′tə-mē ]

n.

Excision of liver tissue.

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