bisegmentectomy

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noun

The removal of two segments of an organ

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Meanings

nounbisegmentectomy (plural bisegmentectomies)

plural bisegmentectomies

  1. medicineThe removal of two segments of an organ

    The minor laparoscopic procedures ranged from a simple local metastasectomy (wedge resection) through segmentectomy to bisegmentectomy.

    2015 June 8, Petr Vavra et al., “Colorectal cancer liver metastases: laparoscopic and open radiofrequency-assisted surgery”, in Videosurgery and other Miniinvasive Techniques, volume 10, →DOI

Origin

From bi- + segmentectomy.

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bisegmentectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bisegmentectomy

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Chicago

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