Usually means: Surgical removal of the spleen.
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General (15 matching dictionaries)
  1. splenectomy: Merriam-Webster
  2. splenectomy: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. splenectomy: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. splenectomy: Collins English Dictionary
  5. splenectomy: Vocabulary.com
  6. splenectomy: Wordnik
  7. splenectomy: Wiktionary
  8. splenectomy: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. splenectomy: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. splenectomy: Dictionary.com
  11. Splenectomy: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. splenectomy: Rhymezone
  13. splenectomy: FreeDictionary.org
  14. splenectomy: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. splenectomy: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. splenectomy: Encyclopedia

Medicine (14 matching dictionaries)
  1. splenectomy: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Splenectomy: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  4. Splenectomy: Merck Manuals
  5. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  6. Probert Encyclopaedia of Medicine (No longer online)
  7. Hepatitis C Information Central (No longer online)
  8. Splenectomy: Glossary of Lymphoma Terms
  9. splenectomy: Dictionary of Cancer Terms
  10. Glossary of HIV/AIDS Related Terms (No longer online)
  11. splenectomy: Medical dictionary
  12. University of Maryland Glossary of Medical Terms (No longer online)
  13. Splenectomy: Drug Medical Dictionary
  14. Hyperdictionary (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (splenectomy)

▸ noun:  (surgery) The surgical removal of the spleen.

Similar:
splenotomy, splenopancreatectomy, splenorrhaphy, pancreaticosplenectomy, pancreatosplenectomy, splenopexy, sectionectomy, segmentectomy, cholecystectomy, splenocele, more...

Opposite:
spleen preservation, splenorrhaphy, splenotomy

Types:
partial, radical, subtotal, total, more...

Adjectives:
laparoscopic, partial, elective, total, previous, open, prior, surgical, early, incidental, successful

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Similar:
splenotomy, splenopancreatectomy, splenorrhaphy, pancreaticosplenectomy, pancreatosplenectomy, splenopexy, sectionectomy, segmentectomy, cholecystectomy, splenocele, more...

Opposite:
spleen preservation, splenorrhaphy, splenotomy

Types:
partial, radical, subtotal, total, more...

Adjectives:
laparoscopic, partial, elective, total, previous, open, prior, surgical, early, incidental, successful



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