PANCREATECTOMY

pancreatectomy

(noun) surgical removal of part or all of the pancreas

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pancreatectomy (plural pancreatectomies)

(surgery) The procedure to remove part or all of the pancreas.

Source: Wiktionary



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ANOMALY

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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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