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splenectomized

splenectomized adjective: having the spleen removed. Also the simple past and past participle of splenectomize.

Adjective

splenectomized (not comparable)

  1. Having the spleen removed.
    • The splenectomized men, the researchers found, were twice as likely to die of cardiovascular disease as were the veterans in the control group.2009 August 4, Natalie Angier, “Finally, the Spleen Gets Some Respect”, in New York Times

Also used as

splenectomized is also the simple past and past participle of splenectomize.

Words formed from splenectomized

Questions about splenectomized

What does splenectomized mean?
Splenectomized means having the spleen removed.
What part of speech is splenectomized?
Splenectomized is an adjective.

Words near splenectomized in the dictionary

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

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