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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Word of the Day

3 July 2024

DITHER

(noun) an excited state of agitation; “he was in a dither”; “there was a terrible flap about the theft”


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