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metastectomy

metastectomy is the alternative form of metastasectomy.

Meaning of metastasectomy

Noun

metastasectomy (plural metastasectomies)

  1. Surgical removal of the metastases (cancerous growths).
    • By examining tumor types individually, however, it is seen that certain histologies (adrenocortical carcinoma, alveolar soft part sarcoma, osteosarcoma) mandate surgical metastasectomy for patient survival.2006, Mark L. Kayton, “Pulmonary metastasectomy in pediatric patients”, in Thoracic surgery clinics, →DOI

Forms of metastectomy

pluralmetastectomies

Questions about metastectomy

What is metastectomy the alternative form of?
Metastectomy is the alternative form of metastasectomy.

Words near metastectomy in the dictionary

  1. metastatized
  2. metastatizes
  3. metastatizing
  4. metastatogenesis
  5. metastatogenic
  6. metastectomy
  7. metastegostom
  8. metastep
  9. metasteps
  10. metastereotype
  11. metastereotypes

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