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sple⋅nec⋅to⋅my

  [spli-nek-tuh-mee]
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–noun, plural -mies. Surgery.
excision or removal of the spleen.
Also called lienectomy.

Origin:
1855–60; splen- + -ectomy
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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.
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Main Entry: sple·nec·to·my
Pronunciation: spli-'nek-t&-mE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
: surgicalexcision of the spleen
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splenectomy sple·nec·to·my (splĭ-něk'tə-mē)
n.
Surgical removal of the spleen.

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