hep|a|tec|to|my

hep|a|tec|to|my
hep|a|tec|to|my «HEHP uh TEHK tuh mee», noun, plural -mies.
the surgical removal of part or all of the liver.
[< Greek hêpar, hthe liver + ektom a cutting out]

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  • hep|a|tec|to|mize — «HEHP uh TEHK tuh myz», transitive verb, mized, miz|ing. to remove the liver of; perform a hepatectomy upon …   Useful english dictionary

  • hep — de·hep·a·tize; HEP; hep·a·rin; hep·a·rin·iza·tion; hep·a·rin·ize; hep·a·tec·to·mize; hep·a·tec·to·my; hep·a·tite; hep·a·ti·tis; hep·a·ti·za·tion; hep·a·tize; hep·a·to·cellular; hep·a·to·cu·pre·in; hep·a·to·fla·vin; hep·a·to·gen·ic; hep·a·to·ma;… …   English syllables

  • tec — agua·ca·tec; an·a·tec·tic; an·chi·eu·tec·tic; ar·chi·tec·ton·ic; ar·chi·tec·ton·i·ca; ar·chi·tec·ton·i·cal·ly; ar·chi·tec·ton·ics; ar·chi·tec·tur·al; az·tec; az·tec·an; chi·co·mu·cel·tec; chi·nan·tec; chi·nan·tec·an; cho·le·cys·tec·to·my;… …   English syllables

  • hepatectomy — hep·a·tec·to·my …   English syllables

  • hepatectomize — hep·a·tec·to·mize (hep″ə tekґtə mīz) to surgically remove all or part of the liver …   Medical dictionary

  • hepatectomize — hep·a·tec·to·mize …   English syllables

  • hepatectomy — hep•a•tec•to•my [[t]ˌhɛp əˈtɛk tə mi[/t]] n. pl. mies srg the surgical excision of part or all of the liver • Etymology: 1895–1900 …   From formal English to slang

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • hepatectomy — Removal of the liver, whole or in part. [hepat + G. ektome, excision] * * * hep·a·tec·to·my .hep ə tek tə mē n, pl mies excision of the liver or of part of the liver hep·a·tec·to·mized also Brit hep·a·tec·to·mised tə .mīzd adj * * * n. the …   Medical dictionary

  • hemihepatectomy — Surgical removal of one half or a lobe of the liver. * * * hemi·hep·a·tec·to·my (hem″e hep″ə tekґtə me) excision of half of the liver …   Medical dictionary

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