hepatectomy

[ hep-uh-tek-tuh-mee ]

noun,plural hep·a·tec·to·mies.
  1. excision of part of the liver.

Origin of hepatectomy

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; hepat- + -ectomy

Words Nearby hepatectomy

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