nephrectomy

[ nuh-frek-tuh-mee ]

noun

, Surgery.

, plural ne·phrec·to·mies.

1. excision of a kidney.

nephrectomy

/ nɪˈfrɛktəmɪ /

noun

1. surgical removal of a kidney

Word History and Origins

Origin of nephrectomy¹

First recorded in 1875–80; nephr- + -ectomy

Example Sentences

Their conversation was technical, a new extirpation of the thyroid gland, a recent nephrectomy.

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