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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pancreatectomy¹

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

Example Sentences

On Nov. 18, 2013, I was hospitalized for five days for an open distal pancreatectomy.

From Washington Post