- pancreectomy
- pancreˈectomy
[See -ectomy.]= prec.in Cent. Dict. in Syd. Soc. Lex.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pancreectomy
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pancreectomy — SYN: pancreatectomy. * * * pan·cre·ec·to·my (pan″kre ekґtə me) pancreatectomy … Medical dictionary
Pancreatectomy — A procedure in which a surgeon takes out part or all of the pancreas (an organ behind the lower part of the stomach that is about the size of a hand). The pancreatectomy may be done, for example, because there is a tumor in the pancreas. * * *… … Medical dictionary
pancre- — or pancreo Usage: combining form Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin pancreas : pancreat pancre … Useful english dictionary
