Etymology

splenectomy

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Today it means: The surgical removal of the spleen. Full definition →

Ancient Greek σπλήν
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσπλήν“spleen”
  2. English todaysplenectomy

From Ancient Greek σπλήν (splḗn, “spleen”) + -ectomy.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekσπλήν all →

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