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pancreatectomy

[ pan-kree-uh-tek-tuh-mee, pang- ]

noun

, Surgery.
, plural pan·cre·a·tec·to·mies.
  1. excision of part or all of the pancreas.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pancreatectomy1

First recorded in 1895–1900; pancreat- + -ectomy

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pancreat-pancreatic duct