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pancreatotomy

[ pan-kree-uh-tot-uh-mee, pang- ]

noun

, Surgery.
, plural pan·cre·a·tot·o·mies.
  1. incision of the pancreas.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pancreatotomy1

First recorded in 1885–90; pancreato- + -tomy

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