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Webster 1913 Edition

Splenotomy

Sple-not′o-my

,

Noun.

[Gr.

σπλήν

spleen +

τέμνειν

to cut.]

(a)

(Anat.)

Dissection or anatomy of the spleen.

(b)

(Med.)

An incision into the spleen; removal of the spleen by incision.

Definition 2024

splenotomy

splenotomy

English

Noun

splenotomy ‎(plural splenotomies)

(anatomy) dissection or anatomy of the spleen
(medicine) An incision into the spleen; removal of the spleen by incision.