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splenectomize

splenectomize verb: to remove the spleen from.

Verb

splenectomize (third-person singular simple present splenectomizes, present participle splenectomizing, simple past and past participle splenectomized)

  1. (transitive) To remove the spleen from.

Forms of splenectomize

third-person singular presentsplenectomizes
present participlesplenectomizing
past participlesplenectomized
pastsplenectomized

Origin of splenectomize

From splenectomy + -ize.

Words formed from splenectomize

Questions about splenectomize

What does splenectomize mean?
Splenectomize means to remove the spleen from.
What part of speech is splenectomize?
Splenectomize is a verb.
What is the past tense of splenectomize?
The past tense of splenectomize is splenectomized.

Words near splenectomize in the dictionary

  1. splendrously
  2. splendrousness
  3. splenectomies
  4. splenectomise
  5. splenectomised
  6. splenectomize
  7. splenectomized
  8. splenectomizes
  9. splenectomizing
  10. splenectomy
  11. splenectopia

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