nephrectomy
Americannoun
plural
nephrectomiesnoun
Etymology
Origin of nephrectomy
Example Sentences
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It’s not an uncommon diagnostic journey for the disease: You set out expecting something familiar — for me, food poisoning — but quickly find yourself at a partial lower left nephrectomy.
From Time • Jul. 21, 2017
Dr. John Ragsdale performed the laparoscopic nephrectomy on Derek, slipping one of his kidneys out through a small incision.
From Washington Times • Dec. 12, 2015
The samples, taken from primary tumour specimens, were reflective of patients fit for either definitive or cytoreductive nephrectomy, whereas future work could explore the genomic landscape of metastatic lesions.
From Nature • Jul. 3, 2013
The operation to take out John's kidney - called a nephrectomy - was carried out by surgeon Mr Najib Kadi using keyhole surgery.
From BBC • Nov. 20, 2012
Their conversation was technical, a new extirpation of the thyroid gland, a recent nephrectomy.
From The Street of Seven Stars by Rinehart, Mary Roberts
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