splenectomize

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verb

To remove the spleen from.

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Meanings

verbsplenectomize (third-person singular simple present splenectomizes, present participle splenectomizing, simple past and past participle splenectomized)

present singular third person splenectomizes · participle present splenectomizing · participle past splenectomized · past splenectomized

  1. transitiveTo remove the spleen from.

Origin

From splenectomy + -ize.

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APA

splenectomize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splenectomize

MLA

“splenectomize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splenectomize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “splenectomize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splenectomize.

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