Heminephrectomy

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    surgical removal of one of the two kidneys countable, uncountable

    "A two-step procedure was performed to induce chronic renal disease (CRD): left heminephrectomy at 20 weeks of age followed by right total nephrectomy 1 week later."

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"A two-step procedure was performed to induce chronic renal disease (CRD): left heminephrectomy at 20 weeks of age followed by right total nephrectomy 1 week later."

Etymology

From hemi- + nephrectomy.

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