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hepatectomy

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɛktəmi

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noun

Meaning 1

The surgical removal of all or part of the liver.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From hepat- + -ectomy.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 肝切除术 (gān qiēchú shù) — surgical removal of the liver
  • Finnish: hepatektomia — surgical removal of the liver
  • French: hépatectomie — surgical removal of the liver
  • Georgian: ჰეპატექტომია (heṗaṭekṭomia) — surgical removal of the liver
  • German: Hepatektomie — surgical removal of the liver
  • Greek: ηπατεκτομή (ipatektomí) — surgical removal of the liver
  • Indonesian: hepatektomi — surgical removal of the liver
  • Italian: epatectomia — surgical removal of the liver
  • Japanese: 肝切除術 (kan setsujo-jutsu) — surgical removal of the liver
  • Latvian: hepatektomija — surgical removal of the liver
  • Lithuanian: hepatektomija — surgical removal of the liver
  • Macedonian: хепатектомија (hepatektomija) — surgical removal of the liver
  • Polish: hepatektomia — surgical removal of the liver
  • Portuguese: hepatectomia — surgical removal of the liver
  • Romanian: hepatectomie — surgical removal of the liver
  • Russian: гепатэктомия (gepatɛktomija) — surgical removal of the liver
  • Serbo-Croatian: хепатекто̀мија — surgical removal of the liver
  • Serbo-Croatian: hepatektòmija — surgical removal of the liver
  • Spanish: hepatectomía — surgical removal of the liver
  • Swedish: hepatektomi — surgical removal of the liver
  • Turkish: hepatektomi — surgical removal of the liver