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hepatectomy

[hep-uh-tek-tuh-mee]

noun, plural hep·a·tec·to·mies.

excision of part of the liver.

Origin of hepatectomy

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

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hepatectomy in Medicine

hepatectomy

[hĕp′ə-tĕk′tə-mē]

n.

Excision of liver tissue.

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