pancreatectomy

[ pan-kree-uh-tek-tuh-mee, pang- ]
/ ˌpæn kri əˈtɛk tə mi, ˌpæŋ- /

noun, plural pan·cre·a·tec·to·mies. Surgery.

excision of part or all of the pancreas.

Origin of pancreatectomy

First recorded in 1895–1900; pancreat- + -ectomy

Words nearby pancreatectomy

pancosmism, pancratium, pancreas, pancreat-, pancreatalgia, pancreatectomy, pancreatic artery, pancreatic digestion, pancreatic duct, pancreatic fibrosis, pancreatic juice

Medical definitions for pancreatectomy

pancreatectomy
[ păng′krē-ə-tĕk′tə-mē ]

n.

Excision of the pancreas.