- pancreatomy
- SYN: pancreatotomy.
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pan·cre·at·o·my (pan-kre-atґə-me) pancreatotomy.
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pancreatomy
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pancreatomy — pancreˈatomy [For *pancreatotomy, f. as prec. + Gr. τοµια, tomy, cutting.] Excision or extirpation of the pancreas. in Cent. Dict. in Syd. Soc. Lex … Useful english dictionary
pancreatotomy — Incision of the pancreas. SYN: pancreatomy. [pancreato + G. tome, incision] * * * n. surgical opening of the duct of the pancreas in order to inspect the duct, to join the duct to the intestine, or to inject contrast material in order to obtain X … Medical dictionary
