uninephrectomy

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noun

The surgical removal of one of the two kidneys.

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Meanings

noununinephrectomy (plural uninephrectomies)

plural uninephrectomies

  1. The surgical removal of one of the two kidneys.

    These are surgical, uninephrectomy or subtotal nephrectomy producing mild to severe RI, or acute pharmacologically induced changes to the heart or kidney.

    2015 August 5, P Iyngkaran, M Thomas, “Bedside–to-Bench Translational Research for Chronic Heart Failure: Creating an Agenda for Clients Who Do Not Meet Trial Enrollment Criteria”, in Clinical Medicine Insights. Cardiology, volume 9, →DOI

Origin

From uni- + nephrectomy.

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