- hepatectomies
- n. surgical removal of all or part of the liver
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hepatectomies
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Hepatectomy — Interventions infobox Name = PAGENAME Caption = ICD10 = ICD9 = 50.22 ICD9 mult = ICD9proc|50.4 MeshID = D006498 OtherCodes = Hepatectomy consists on the surgical resection of the liver. While the term is often employed for the removal of the… … Wikipedia
Claude Couinaud — (16 February 1922, Neuilly sur Seine 4 May 2008) was a French surgeon and anatomist who made significant contributions in the field of hepatobiliary surgery. He is best known for his detailed anatomic studies of the liver and was the first to… … Wikipedia
hepatectomy — /hep euh tek teuh mee/, n., pl. hepatectomies. excision of part of the liver. [1895 1900; HEPAT + ECTOMY] * * * … Universalium
hépat- — hépat(o) ♦ Élément, du gr. hêpar, hêpatos « foie ». ⇒HÉPAT(O) , (HÉPAT , HÉPATO )élém. formant Premier élém. tiré du gr. , « foie », entrant dans la formation d adj. et de subst. appartenant essentiellement au vocab. méd.; le 2e élém. est le plus … Encyclopédie Universelle
hépato- — hépat(o) ♦ Élément, du gr. hêpar, hêpatos « foie ». hépato élément, du gr. hêpar, hêpatos, foie . ⇒HÉPAT(O) , (HÉPAT , HÉPATO )élém. formant Premier élém. tiré du gr. , « foie », entrant dans la formation d adj. et de subst. appartenant… … Encyclopédie Universelle
hepatectomy — [hep΄ə tek′tə mē] n. pl. hepatectomies [ HEPAT(O) + ECTOMY] the surgical removal of part or all of the liver … English World dictionary
hepatectomy — mē noun ( es) Etymology: hepat + ectomy : excision of the liver or of a part of the liver * * * /hep euh tek teuh mee/, n., pl. hepatectomies. excision of part of the liver. [1895 1900; HEPAT + ECTOMY] * * * hepatecˈtomy noun Excision of the… … Useful english dictionary
