pancreatectomy
noun
pan·cre·a·tec·to·my
ˌpaŋ-krē-ə-ˈtek-tə-mē 
ˌpan-
plural pancreatectomies
: surgical removal of all or part of the pancreas
Examples of pancreatectomy in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The Whipples are done mostly non-laparoscopically, whereas the distal pancreatectomy can be done laparoscopically.
—
Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 16 Aug. 2019
But there is another procedure called the distal pancreatectomy when the tumor is in the tail of pancreas.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 16 Aug. 2019
In another are the pioneers of various procedures, handcrafted by surgeons and experimental physicians and often named for their inventors: the Halsted mastectomy, Mohs surgery, the Whipple pancreatectomy.
—Siddhartha Mukherjee, The New Yorker, 15 July 2019
The approach is called laparoscopic total pancreatectomy with islet cell autotransplantation.
—Carrie Wells, baltimoresun.com, 16 July 2017
Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 16 Aug. 2019
But there is another procedure called the distal pancreatectomy when the tumor is in the tail of pancreas.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 16 Aug. 2019
In another are the pioneers of various procedures, handcrafted by surgeons and experimental physicians and often named for their inventors: the Halsted mastectomy, Mohs surgery, the Whipple pancreatectomy.
—Siddhartha Mukherjee, The New Yorker, 15 July 2019
The approach is called laparoscopic total pancreatectomy with islet cell autotransplantation.
—Carrie Wells, baltimoresun.com, 16 July 2017
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'pancreatectomy.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Word History
First Known Use
1890, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near pancreatectomy
Cite this Entry
“Pancreatectomy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pancreatectomy. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
Copy Citation
Medical Definition
pancreatectomy
noun
pan·cre·atec·to·my
ˌpaŋ-krē-ə-ˈtek-tə-mē, ˌpan-
plural pancreatectomies
: surgical excision of all or part of the pancreas
a total pancreatectomy
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share