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Answer for the clue "Surgical removal of part or all of the pancreas ", 14 letters:
pancreatectomy

Word definitions for pancreatectomy in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context surgery English) The procedure to remove part or all of the pancreas.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. surgical removal of part or all of the pancreas

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
In medicine , a pancreatectomy is the surgical removal of all or part of the pancreas . Several types of pancreatectomy exist, including pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple procedure), distal pancreatectomy, segmental pancreatectomy, and total pancreatectomy. ...

Usage examples of pancreatectomy.

I successfully avoided a complete pancreatectomy, by repairing the small ruptures in both the head and body of the organ.

He underwent splenectomy, distal pancreatectomy, and closure of a hole in his left colon.

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