Usually means: Surgical removal of liver parts.
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We found 19 dictionaries that define the word Hepatectomy:

General (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. hepatectomy: Merriam-Webster
  2. hepatectomy: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. hepatectomy: Collins English Dictionary
  4. hepatectomy: Wordnik
  5. hepatectomy: Wiktionary
  6. hepatectomy: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. hepatectomy: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  8. hepatectomy: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. hepatectomy: Dictionary.com
  10. Hepatectomy: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. hepatectomy: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. hepatectomy: Encyclopedia

Medicine (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. hepatectomy: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  4. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  5. Hepatitis C Information Central (No longer online)
  6. hepatectomy: Dictionary of Cancer Terms
  7. hepatectomy: Medical dictionary

(Note: See hepatectomies as well.)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (hepatectomy)

▸ noun:  (surgery) The surgical removal of all or part of the liver.

Similar:
hepatoectomy, hemihepatectomy, hepatolobectomy, hepatorrhaphy, hepatolithectomy, hepatotomy, mesohepatectomy, hepatoplasty, hepatopexy, hepatopancreatoduodenectomy, more...

Opposite:
hepatoaugmentation, hepatoimplantation, hepatoregeneration

Types:
lobectomy, segmentectomy, pneumonectomy, hemicorpectomy, hemisection, hemisplenectomy, more...

Phrases:
total hepatectomy, more...

Adjectives:
partial, right, total, left, major, subtotal, recipient, extended, extensive, laparoscopic, stage

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Similar:
hepatoectomy, hemihepatectomy, hepatolobectomy, hepatorrhaphy, hepatolithectomy, hepatotomy, mesohepatectomy, hepatoplasty, hepatopexy, hepatopancreatoduodenectomy, more...

Opposite:
hepatoaugmentation, hepatoimplantation, hepatoregeneration

Types:
lobectomy, segmentectomy, pneumonectomy, hemicorpectomy, hemisection, hemisplenectomy, more...

Phrases:
total hepatectomy, more...

Adjectives:
partial, right, total, left, major, subtotal, recipient, extended, extensive, laparoscopic, stage



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