- lienectomy
- Obsolete term for splenectomy.
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li·en·ec·to·my (li″ə-nekґtə-me) splenectomy.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
lienectomy
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lienectomy — /luy euh nek teuh mee/, n., pl. lienectomies. Surg. splenectomy. [LIEN2 + ECTOMY] * * * … Universalium
lienectomy — /luy euh nek teuh mee/, n., pl. lienectomies. Surg. splenectomy. [LIEN2 + ECTOMY] … Useful english dictionary
splenectomy — /spli nek teuh mee/, n., pl. splenectomies. Surg. excision or removal of the spleen. Also called lienectomy. [1855 60; SPLEN + ECTOMY] * * * … Universalium
