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nephrectomy

nephrectomy noun: the surgical removal of a kidney.

Noun

nephrectomy (plural nephrectomies)

  1. The surgical removal of a kidney.

nephrectomy meaning in Tamil and Tagalog

nephrectomy in Tamil

சிறுநீரக நீக்கம், சிறுநீரக நீக்கம் அறுவை, சிறு நீரக வெட்டு, சிறுநீரக எடுப்பு

nephrectomy in Tagalog

the surgical removal of a kidney
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Forms of nephrectomy

pluralnephrectomies

Origin of nephrectomy

From nephr- + -ectomy.

Words formed from nephrectomy

Words that rhyme with nephrectomy

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Questions about nephrectomy

What does nephrectomy mean?
Nephrectomy means the surgical removal of a kidney.
What is nephrectomy in Tamil?
Nephrectomy in Tamil is சிறுநீரக நீக்கம், சிறுநீரக நீக்கம் அறுவை, சிறு நீரக வெட்டு. See Nephrectomy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is nephrectomy?
Nephrectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of nephrectomy?
The plural of nephrectomy is nephrectomies.

Words near nephrectomy in the dictionary

  1. nephrectomising
  2. nephrectomize
  3. nephrectomized
  4. nephrectomizes
  5. nephrectomizing
  6. nephrectomy
  7. nephric
  8. nephridia
  9. nephridial
  10. nephridiopore
  11. nephridiopores

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nephrectomy (page history and authors); nephrectomy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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