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postpancreatectomy

postpancreatectomy adjective: the period or condition after surgical removal of part or all of the pancreas, involving recovery and long-term management of lost pancreatic functions like insulin and digestive enzyme production.

Adjective

postpancreatectomy (not comparable)

  1. The period or condition after surgical removal of part or all of the pancreas, involving recovery and long-term management of lost pancreatic functions like insulin and digestive enzyme production.

Origin of postpancreatectomy

From post- + pancreatectomy.

Questions about postpancreatectomy

What does postpancreatectomy mean?
Postpancreatectomy means the period or condition after surgical removal of part or all of the pancreas, involving recovery and long-term management of lost pancreatic functions like insulin and digestive enzyme production.
What part of speech is postpancreatectomy?
Postpancreatectomy is an adjective.

Words near postpancreatectomy in the dictionary

  1. postpainterly
  2. postpalatal
  3. postpalatine
  4. postpaleolithic
  5. postpaludal
  6. postpancreatectomy
  7. postpancreaticoduodenectomy
  8. postpancreatoduodenectomy
  9. postpandemic
  10. postparacentesis
  11. postparadigmatic

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