pancreatectomy

[ pan-kree-uh-tek-tuh-mee, pang- ]

/ ˌpæn kri əˈtɛk tə mi, ˌpæŋ- /

noun, plural pan·cre·a·tec·to·mies. Surgery.

excision of part or all of the pancreas.

Nearby words

pancratic, pancratium, pancreas, pancreat-, pancreatalgia, pancreatectomy, pancreatic, pancreatic artery, pancreatic digestion, pancreatic duct, pancreatic fibrosis

Origin of pancreatectomy

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

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Medicine definitions for pancreatectomy

pancreatectomy

[ păng′krē-ə-tĕk′tə-mē ]

n.

Excision of the pancreas.

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