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sectionectomy

sectionectomy noun: removal of a section of an organ.

Noun

sectionectomy (plural sectionectomies)

  1. Removal of a section of an organ.
    • The median operation time was 522 minutes (range, 422 to 605 minutes) for right hepatectomy, 220 minutes (range, 144 to 271 minutes) for left lateral sectionectomy, and 90 minutes for wedge resection.2014 November 30, In Sung Kim, Choon Hyuck David Kwon, “Feasibility of laparoscopic liver resection for giant hemangioma of greater than 6 cm in diameter”, in Korean Journal of...

Forms of sectionectomy

pluralsectionectomies

Origin of sectionectomy

From section + -ectomy.

Words that rhyme with sectionectomy

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Questions about sectionectomy

What does sectionectomy mean?
Sectionectomy means removal of a section of an organ.
What part of speech is sectionectomy?
Sectionectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of sectionectomy?
The plural of sectionectomy is sectionectomies.

Words near sectionectomy in the dictionary

  1. sectionally
  2. sectionals
  3. sectionaries
  4. sectionary
  5. sectionectomies
  6. sectionectomy
  7. sectioned
  8. sectiones
  9. sectioning
  10. sectionings
  11. sectionisation

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