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hemihepatectomy

hemihepatectomy noun: the removal of approximately half of the liver tissue.

Noun

hemihepatectomy (plural hemihepatectomies)

  1. The removal of approximately half of the liver tissue
    • The majority (90.1 %) of patients required a hemihepatectomy, extended resection, or multiple segmental resection.2015 July 29, Eunmi Gil et al., “Predictors and patterns of recurrence after curative liver resection in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, for application of postoperative radiotherapy: a...

Forms of hemihepatectomy

pluralhemihepatectomies

Origin of hemihepatectomy

From hemi- + hepatectomy.

Questions about hemihepatectomy

What does hemihepatectomy mean?
Hemihepatectomy means the removal of approximately half of the liver tissue.
What part of speech is hemihepatectomy?
Hemihepatectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of hemihepatectomy?
The plural of hemihepatectomy is hemihepatectomies.

Words near hemihepatectomy in the dictionary

  1. hemihelices
  2. hemihelix
  3. hemihelixes
  4. hemihepatecomy
  5. hemihepatectomies
  6. hemihepatectomy
  7. hemihepatic
  8. hemiheterocercal
  9. hemihexakisoctahedron
  10. hemihexakisoctahedrons
  11. hemiholohedral

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