nephrectomy
English
Etymology
From
nephr-
+
-ectomy
.
Pronunciation
Rhymes:
-ɛktəmi
Noun
nephrectomy
(
plural
nephrectomies
)
(
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