splenectomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The surgical removal of the spleen.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

splenectomy splenectomies

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σπλήν (splḗn, “spleen”) + -ectomy.

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