splenectomy
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splenectomy definition
sple·nec·tomy (spli nek′tə mē)
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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splenectomy Usage Examples
Converse of object
- have: Such factors might include the age at which a patient first develops symptoms and whether the patient had a splenectomy.
Adjective modifier
- partial: In all cases of partial splenectomy, the spleen has regrown to its original size. ' he said.
Modifies a noun
- patient: The related patient card is a card splenectomy patients should carry with them to alert healthcare professionals to their condition.
Noun used with modifier
- post: Despite appropriate efforts some patients remain unvaccinated, while true vaccine failures may also contribute to pneumococcal infection post splenectomy.
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- Your Dictionary. 5 July 2009
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splenectomy. (2009). In Webster's New World College Dictionary
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