Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
distal pancreatectomy Audio
dis·tal pan·cre·a·tec·to·my [ dis-tul pan-kree-uh-tek-toh-mee ]
Definitions related to distal pancreatectomy:
  • Removal of the body and tail of the pancreas.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Surgical removal of the distal part of the pancreas.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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