hepatectomy

[ hep-uh-tek-tuh-mee ]
/ ˌhɛp əˈtɛk tə mi /

noun, plural hep·a·tec·to·mies.

excision of part of the liver.

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Origin of hepatectomy

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

Words nearby hepatectomy

heparin, heparitin sulfate, hepat-, hepatalgia, hepatatrophia, hepatectomy, hepatic, hepatica, hepatic artery, hepatic coma, hepatic duct
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Medical definitions for hepatectomy

hepatectomy
[ hĕp′ə-tĕk′tə-mē ]

n.

Excision of liver tissue.
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