splenotomy

English

Etymology

From spleno- +‎ -tomy.

Noun

splenotomy (plural splenotomies)

1. (anatomy) dissection of, incision into, or anatomy of the spleen.
2. (dated, medicine) splenectomy

References

• “splenotomy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.