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splenectomy definition

sple·nec·tomy (spli nek′tə mē)

noun pl. splenectomies -·mies

the surgical removal of the spleen

Etymology: splen- + -ectomy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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