splenectomy

[ spli-nek-tuh-mee ]

noun

, Surgery.

, plural sple·nec·to·mies.

1. excision or removal of the spleen.

splenectomy

/ splɪˈnɛktəmɪ /

noun

1. surgical removal of the spleen

Word History and Origins

Origin of splenectomy¹

First recorded in 1855–60; splen- + -ectomy

Example Sentences

Cases of splenectomy of this kind are transitional to the chronic diseases of the spleen.

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The cases are more frequent in which a splenectomy has been undertaken on account of disease of the spleen.

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As no other symptoms appeared, the surgeon in charge proposed splenectomy, on the assumption of a pure splenic leukæmia.

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The numbers we found in our blood investigations in man after splenectomy were also normal.

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After splenectomy in rabbits the increase in these values is absent.

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