nephrectomy

English

Etymology

From nephr- +‎ -ectomy.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛktəmi

Noun

nephrectomy (plural nephrectomies)

1. (surgery) The surgical removal of a kidney.

Derived terms

• heminephrectomy
• nephrectomize
• uninephrectomy

Translations

the surgical removal of a kidney

• Irish: neifreachtóime f
• Italian: nefrectomia f
• Polish: nefrektomia (pl) f
• Spanish: nefrectomía f
• Tagalog: alisbato

Anagrams

• cremnophyte, phrenectomy