Meanings
nounsplenectomy (plural splenectomies)
plural splenectomies
- medicineThe surgical removal of the spleen.
Origin
- Ancient Greekσπλήν“spleen”
- Englishsplenectomy
From Ancient Greek σπλήν (splḗn, “spleen”) + -ectomy.
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian спленектомия
- спленектомия (splenektomija)surgical removal of the spleen
Chinese Mandarin 脾切除術 /脾切除术
- 脾切除術 /脾切除术 (píqiēchúshù)surgical removal of the spleen
Dutch splenectomie
- splenectomiesurgical removal of the spleen
Finnish pernanpoistoleikkaus
- pernanpoistoleikkaussurgical removal of the spleen
French splénectomie
- splénectomiesurgical removal of the spleen
German Splenektomie, Milzentfernung
- Splenektomiesurgical removal of the spleen
- Milzentfernungsurgical removal of the spleen
Hungarian szplenektómia, lépeltávolítás
- szplenektómiasurgical removal of the spleen
- lépeltávolítássurgical removal of the spleen
- lépműtétsurgical removal of the spleen
Italian splenectomia
- splenectomiasurgical removal of the spleen
Japanese 脾臓摘出術
- 脾臓摘出術 (hizoutekishutsujutsu)surgical removal of the spleen
Norwegian splenektomi
- splenektomisurgical removal of the spleen
Polish splenektomia
- splenektomiasurgical removal of the spleen
Portuguese esplenectomia
- esplenectomiasurgical removal of the spleen
Romanian splenectomie
- splenectomiesurgical removal of the spleen
Russian спленэктоми́я
- спленэктоми́я (splenɛktomíja)surgical removal of the spleen
Spanish esplenectomía
- esplenectomíasurgical removal of the spleen
Tagalog alispali
- alispalisurgical removal of the spleen
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with splenectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomylaryngectomy
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
splenectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splenectomy
MLA
“splenectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splenectomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “splenectomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splenectomy.
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