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hep⋅a⋅tec⋅to⋅my

  [hep-uh-tek-tuh-mee]
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–noun, plural -mies.
excision of part of the liver.
Origin:
1895–1900; hepat- + -ectomy
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hep·a·tec·to·my   (hěp'ə-těk'tə-mē)   
n.   pl. hep·a·tec·to·mies
Surgical removal of all or part of the liver.
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Main Entry: hep·a·tec·to·my
Pronunciation: "hep-&-'tek-t&-mE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
: excision of the liver or of part of the liver —hep·a·tec·to·mized also British hep·a·tec·to·mised /-t&-"mIzd/ adjective
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hepatectomy hep·a·tec·to·my (hěp'ə-těk'tə-mē)
n.
Excision of liver tissue.

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