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nephrectomy

[ nuh-frek-tuh-mee ]
/ nəˈfrɛk tə mi /
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noun, plural ne·phrec·to·mies.Surgery.
excision of a kidney.
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Origin of nephrectomy

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

Words nearby nephrectomy

nephophobia, nephoscope, nephr-, nephralgia, nephrectomize, nephrectomy, nephric, nephridium, nephrite, nephritic, nephritis
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How to use nephrectomy in a sentence

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

    The Street of Seven Stars|Mary Roberts Rinehart

British Dictionary definitions for nephrectomy

nephrectomy
/ (nɪˈfrɛktəmɪ) /
noun plural -mies
surgical removal of a kidney
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