pancreatoduodenectomy
pancreatoduodenectomy is the alternative spelling of pancreaticoduodenectomy.
Meaning of pancreaticoduodenectomy
Noun
pancreaticoduodenectomy (plural pancreaticoduodenectomies)
- A major surgical procedure involving removal of the head of the pancreas, the duodenum, and often portions of the stomach and surrounding structures, typically performed to treat tumors or other diseases affecting the pancreatic head or periampullary region, with reconstruction of the digestive tract to restore continuity of bile, pancreatic, and gastric flow.
Synonyms of pancreatoduodenectomy
Forms of pancreatoduodenectomy
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Origin of pancreatoduodenectomy
From pancreas + duodenum + -ectomy.
Words formed from pancreatoduodenectomy
Words that rhyme with pancreatoduodenectomy
- 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 pancreatoduodenectomy
- What is pancreatoduodenectomy the alternative spelling of?
- Pancreatoduodenectomy is the alternative spelling of pancreaticoduodenectomy.
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