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/luy'euh nek"teuh mee/, n., pl. lienectomies. Surg.splenectomy.[LIEN2 + -ECTOMY]
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lienectomy
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lienectomy — Obsolete term for splenectomy. * * * li·en·ec·to·my (li″ə nekґtə me) splenectomy … Medical dictionary
lienectomy — /luy euh nek teuh mee/, n., pl. lienectomies. Surg. splenectomy. [LIEN2 + ECTOMY] … Useful english dictionary
splenectomy — /spli nek teuh mee/, n., pl. splenectomies. Surg. excision or removal of the spleen. Also called lienectomy. [1855 60; SPLEN + ECTOMY] * * * … Universalium
