Lymphonodectomy

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The removal of the lymph nodes

    "In these patients an explorative laparotomy (n = 3) and a diagnostic lymphonodectomy (n = 1) were performed."

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"In these patients an explorative laparotomy (n = 3) and a diagnostic lymphonodectomy (n = 1) were performed."

Etymology

From lympho- + node + -ectomy.

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