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abdominoperineal resection

US/æbˈdɑ.mə.noʊ ˌpɛɹ.əˈni.əl ɹiˈsɛk.ʃən/

abdominoperineal resection noun: surgery to remove a portion of the large intestine and surrounding lymph nodes through incisions in the abdomen and perineum.

Noun

abdominoperineal resection (countable and uncountable, plural abdominoperineal resections)

  1. Surgery to remove a portion of the large intestine and surrounding lymph nodes through incisions in the abdomen and perineum.

Forms of abdominoperineal resection

pluralabdominoperineal resections

Questions about abdominoperineal resection

What does abdominoperineal resection mean?
Abdominoperineal resection means surgery to remove a portion of the large intestine and surrounding lymph nodes through incisions in the abdomen and perineum.
What part of speech is abdominoperineal resection?
Abdominoperineal resection is a noun.
How do you pronounce abdominoperineal resection?
Abdominoperineal resection is pronounced /æbˈdɑ.mə.noʊ ˌpɛɹ.əˈni.əl ɹiˈsɛk.ʃən/ (US).
What is the plural of abdominoperineal resection?
The plural of abdominoperineal resection is abdominoperineal resections.

Words near abdominoperineal resection in the dictionary

  1. abdominohysterotomies
  2. abdominohysterotomy
  3. abdominojugular
  4. abdominopelvic
  5. abdominoperineal
  6. abdominoperineal resection
  7. abdominoperineal resections
  8. abdominoplastic
  9. abdominoplasties
  10. abdominoplasty
  11. abdominoscope

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