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/hep'euh tek"teuh mee/, n., pl. hepatectomies.excision of part of the liver.[1895-1900; HEPAT- + -ECTOMY]
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hepatectomy — [hep΄ə tek′tə mē] n. pl. hepatectomies [ HEPAT(O) + ECTOMY] the surgical removal of part or all of the liver … English World dictionary
Hepatectomy — Interventions infobox Name = PAGENAME Caption = ICD10 = ICD9 = 50.22 ICD9 mult = ICD9proc|50.4 MeshID = D006498 OtherCodes = Hepatectomy consists on the surgical resection of the liver. While the term is often employed for the removal of the… … Wikipedia
hepatectomy — Removal of the liver, whole or in part. [hepat + G. ektome, excision] * * * hep·a·tec·to·my .hep ə tek tə mē n, pl mies excision of the liver or of part of the liver hep·a·tec·to·mized also Brit hep·a·tec·to·mised tə .mīzd adj * * * n. the … Medical dictionary
hepatectomy — n. the operation of removing the liver. Partial hepatectomy is the removal of one or more lobes of the liver; it may be carried out after severe injury or to remove a tumour localized in one part of the liver … The new mediacal dictionary
hepatectomy — noun (plural mies) Date: circa 1890 excision of the liver or of part of the liver • hepatectomized adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
hepatectomy — noun The surgical removal of all or part of the liver … Wiktionary
hepatectomy — n. surgical removal of all or part of the liver … English contemporary dictionary
hepatectomy — hep·a·tec·to·my … English syllables
hepatectomy — hep•a•tec•to•my [[t]ˌhɛp əˈtɛk tə mi[/t]] n. pl. mies srg the surgical excision of part or all of the liver • Etymology: 1895–1900 … From formal English to slang
hepatectomy — Surgery to remove all or part of the liver … English dictionary of cancer terms
