pancreatectomy
pancreatectomy noun: a surgical operation in which part or all of the pancreas is removed, usually to treat pancreatic diseases such as cancer, tumors, or severe inflammation.

Noun
pancreatectomy (plural pancreatectomies)
- A surgical operation in which part or all of the pancreas is removed, usually to treat pancreatic diseases such as cancer, tumors, or severe inflammation.
- Pancreatectomy was a palliative measure at this stage of the cancer.2023, Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, A Spell of Good Things, Canongate Books, page 19
pancreatectomy meaning in Tamil
pancreatectomy in Tamil
- கணையயெடுப்பு
Forms of pancreatectomy
| plural | pancreatectomies |
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Origin of pancreatectomy
From pancreat- + -ectomy.
Words formed from pancreatectomy
Words that rhyme with pancreatectomy
- facadectomy
- onychectomy
- tarsectomy
- transversectomy
- adenectomy
- adenoidectomy
- adenomectomy
- adenotonsillectomy
- adipectomy
- adnexectomy
- adrenalectomy
- allatectomy
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- alveolectomy
- amnionectomy
- ampullectomy
- amygdalectomy
- aneurysmectomy
- antennectomy
- antrectomy
- apicectomy
- apicoectomy
- appendectomy
- appendicectomy
- arteriectomy
- arthrectomy
- arytenoidectomy
- astragalectomy
- atherectomy
- auriculectomy
- bafflectomy
- bichectomy
- blebectomy
- blepharectomy
- brainectomy
- bulbectomy
- bullectomy
- bunionectomy
- bursectomy
- callosumectomy
- canthectomy
- capsulectomy
- cardiectomy
- cardioectomy
- carpectomy
- carunclectomy
- cashectomy
- caudectomy
- cecectomy
- cerebellectomy
- cervicectomy
- cheilectomy
- cholecystectomy
- choledochectomy
- chondrectomy
- clinoidectomy
- clitorectomy
- clitoridectomy
- coccygectomy
- colectomy
- colonectomy
Questions about pancreatectomy
- What does pancreatectomy mean?
- Pancreatectomy means a surgical operation in which part or all of the pancreas is removed, usually to treat pancreatic diseases such as cancer, tumors, or severe inflammation.
- What is pancreatectomy in Tamil?
- Pancreatectomy in Tamil is கணையயெடுப்பு. See Pancreatectomy meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is pancreatectomy?
- Pancreatectomy is a noun.
- What is the plural of pancreatectomy?
- The plural of pancreatectomy is pancreatectomies.
Words near pancreatectomy in the dictionary
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