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nounnephroureterectomy (plural nephroureterectomies)
plural nephroureterectomies
- medicineSynonym of ureteronephrectomy.
Twenty-nine patients (54.7%) had visceral metastases, and 27 patients (50.9%) underwent surgery including radical cystectomy and nephroureterectomy.
2015 July 23, “Predictive and Prognostic Value of Ribonucleotide Reductase Regulatory Subunit M1 and Excision Repair Cross-Complementation Group 1 in Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma (UC) Treated with First-Line Gemcitabine Plus Platinum Combination Chemotherapy”, in PLOS ONE, →DOISynonyms: ureteronephrectomy
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of ureteronephrectomy.
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Origin
From nephro- + ureterectomy or nephro- + ureter + -ectomy.
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Rhymes with nephroureterectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
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