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splenectomy

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(spli nek′tə mē)

noun pl. splenectomies

the surgical removal of the spleen

Origin: splen- + -ectomy

See splenectomy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. sple·nec·to·mies

Surgical removal of the spleen.

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sple·necˈto·mizeˌ (-mīzˌ) verb

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