splenectomy

[ spli-nek-tuh-mee ]

/ splɪˈnɛk tə mi /

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noun, plural sple·nec·to·mies.Surgery.

excision or removal of the spleen.

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Also called lienectomy.

Origin of splenectomy

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

Words nearby splenectomy

splendent, splendid, splendiferous, splendor, splendour, splenectomy, splenetic, splenic, splenitis, splenius, spleno-

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How to use splenectomy in a sentence

Cases of splenectomy of this kind are transitional to the chronic diseases of the spleen.
Histology of the Blood|Paul Ehrlich
The cases are more frequent in which a splenectomy has been undertaken on account of disease of the spleen.
Histology of the Blood|Paul Ehrlich
As no other symptoms appeared, the surgeon in charge proposed splenectomy, on the assumption of a pure splenic leukæmia.
Histology of the Blood|Paul Ehrlich
The numbers we found in our blood investigations in man after splenectomy were also normal.
Histology of the Blood|Paul Ehrlich

After splenectomy in rabbits the increase in these values is absent.
Histology of the Blood|Paul Ehrlich

British Dictionary definitions for splenectomy

splenectomy

/ (splɪˈnɛktəmɪ) /

noun plural -mies

surgical removal of the spleen

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