splenectomy
splenectomy noun: the surgical removal of the spleen.
Noun
splenectomy (plural splenectomies)
- The surgical removal of the spleen.
splenectomy meaning in Tamil and Tagalog
splenectomy in Tamil
- மண்ணீரல் புண்
splenectomy in Tagalog
- surgical removal of the spleen
- alispali
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- Dhivehi
- ހުންކޮށި ނެގުން hun̊koṣi negun̊
Forms of splenectomy
| plural | splenectomies |
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Origin of splenectomy
From Ancient Greek σπλήν (splḗn, “spleen”) + -ectomy.
Words formed from splenectomy
Words that rhyme with splenectomy
- facadectomy
- onychectomy
- tarsectomy
- transversectomy
- adenectomy
- adenoidectomy
- adenomectomy
- adenotonsillectomy
- adipectomy
- adnexectomy
- adrenalectomy
- allatectomy
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- alveolectomy
- amnionectomy
- ampullectomy
- amygdalectomy
- aneurysmectomy
- antennectomy
- antrectomy
- apicectomy
- apicoectomy
- appendectomy
- appendicectomy
- arteriectomy
- arthrectomy
- arytenoidectomy
- astragalectomy
- atherectomy
- auriculectomy
- bafflectomy
- bichectomy
- blebectomy
- blepharectomy
- brainectomy
- bulbectomy
- bullectomy
- bunionectomy
- bursectomy
- callosumectomy
- canthectomy
- capsulectomy
- cardiectomy
- cardioectomy
- carpectomy
- carunclectomy
- cashectomy
- caudectomy
- cecectomy
- cerebellectomy
- cervicectomy
- cheilectomy
- cholecystectomy
- choledochectomy
- chondrectomy
- clinoidectomy
- clitorectomy
- clitoridectomy
- coccygectomy
- colectomy
- colonectomy
Questions about splenectomy
- What does splenectomy mean?
- Splenectomy means the surgical removal of the spleen.
- What is splenectomy in Tamil?
- Splenectomy in Tamil is மண்ணீரல் புண். See Splenectomy meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is splenectomy?
- Splenectomy is a noun.
- What is the plural of splenectomy?
- The plural of splenectomy is splenectomies.
Words near splenectomy in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: splenectomy (page history and authors); splenectomy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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