nephrectomy

Noun

Meaning

surgical removal of a kidney

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

kidney appendectomy mastectomy hysterectomy tonsillectomy vasectomy pneumonectomy orchidectomy gastrectomy enterectomy arteriectomy omphalectomy mammectomy craniectomy venectomy

Hypernyms

ablation excision extirpation cutting out

Anagrams

cremnophyte phrenectomy

Examples

“Our study shows that robotic partial nephrectomy is not only safe and effective but also a preferred approach for treating small kidney tumors,” he says. Source: Internet

Removing the kidney and surrounding tissue (radical nephrectomy). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

nephrectomise nephrectomize nephrectomized nephric nephridial nephridiopore