uninephrectomy
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From uni- + nephrectomy.
Noun
[edit]uninephrectomy (plural uninephrectomies)
- The surgical removal of one of the two kidneys.
- 2015 August 5, P Iyngkaran, M Thomas, “Bedside–to-Bench Translational Research for Chronic Heart Failure: Creating an Agenda for Clients Who Do Not Meet Trial Enrollment Criteria”, in Clinical Medicine Insights. Cardiology[1], volume 9, :
- These are surgical, uninephrectomy or subtotal nephrectomy producing mild to severe RI, or acute pharmacologically induced changes to the heart or kidney.