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pancreatotomy

American  
[pan-kree-uh-tot-uh-mee, pang-] / ˌpæn kri əˈtɒt ə mi, ˌpæŋ- /

noun

Surgery.

plural

pancreatotomies
  1. incision of the pancreas.


Etymology

Origin of pancreatotomy

First recorded in 1885–90; pancreato- + -tomy