splenectomy

American  

[spli-nek-tuh-mee] / splɪˈnɛk tə mi /

noun

Surgery.

plural

splenectomies

1. excision or removal of the spleen.

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splenectomy British  

/ splɪˈnɛktəmɪ /

noun

1. surgical removal of the spleen

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Etymology

Origin of splenectomy

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

Example Sentences

One patient, Mariah Jacqueline Scott, 32, who lives in Highland Park, N.J., has had two hip replacements, two shoulder replacements, a splenectomy, a gall bladder removal and a tonsillectomy because of the disease.

From New York Times • Oct. 30, 2023

“People carried him by hand for more than 1 kilometer. We did a splenectomy and he has a bowel injury. We hope he will make it,” he said.

From Washington Post • Apr. 16, 2023

Our rescue hound takes prescription medications to manage an autoimmune skin disease triggered by a May splenectomy.

From Washington Post • Sep. 8, 2022

I've had my scar for 47 years, in the same place as Mr. Petrow's but mine is from an exploratory laparotomy plus splenectomy.

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2017

Completely analogous material is afforded by cases, in which in healthy people a splenectomy has been necessary in consequence of trauma.

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.