nephrectomy

[ nuh-frek-tuh-mee ]

noun,plural ne·phrec·to·mies.Surgery.
  1. excision of a kidney.

Origin of nephrectomy

1
First recorded in 1875–80; nephr- + -ectomy

Words Nearby nephrectomy

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How to use nephrectomy in a sentence

  • Their conversation was technical, a new extirpation of the thyroid gland, a recent nephrectomy.

    The Street of Seven Stars | Mary Roberts Rinehart

British Dictionary definitions for nephrectomy

nephrectomy

/ (nɪˈfrɛktəmɪ) /


nounplural -mies
  1. surgical removal of a kidney

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