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hepatectomy

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

noun

  • hepatectomies
    plural
  1. excision of part of the liver.


Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of hepatectomy

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


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