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pancreectomy

pancreectomy is the alternative spelling of pancreatectomy.

Meaning of pancreatectomy

Noun

pancreatectomy (plural pancreatectomies)

  1. 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

Forms of pancreectomy

pluralpancreectomies

Questions about pancreectomy

What is pancreectomy the alternative spelling of?
Pancreectomy is the alternative spelling of pancreatectomy.

Words near pancreectomy in the dictionary

  1. pancreatosplenectomies
  2. pancreatosplenectomy
  3. pancreatotomies
  4. pancreatotomy
  5. pancreectomies
  6. pancreectomy
  7. pancrelipase
  8. pancrelipases
  9. pancreozymin
  10. pancreozymins
  11. pancrustacean

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