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sple·nec·to·my
(splĭ-něk'tə-mē)
n.
pl.
sple·nec·to·mies
Surgical removal of the spleen.
sple·nec'to·mize'
(-mīz')
v.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
sple·nec·to·mize
Variant:
or chiefly British
sple·nec·to·mise
/spli-'nek-t&-"mIz/
Function:
transitive verb
Inflected Forms:
-mized
or chiefly British
-mised
;
-miz·ing
or chiefly British
-mis·ing
:
to excisethe spleen of
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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