Hemihepatectomy

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The removal of approximately half of the liver tissue

    "The majority (90.1 %) of patients required a hemihepatectomy, extended resection, or multiple segmental resection."

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"The majority (90.1 %) of patients required a hemihepatectomy, extended resection, or multiple segmental resection."

Etymology

From hemi- + hepatectomy.

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