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splenotomy
CIDE DICTIONARY
splenotomy, n. [Gr. splh`n spleen + te`mnein to cut.].
Dissection or anatomy of the spleen. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
splenotomy, n. (pl. -ies) a surgical incision into or dissection of the spleen.
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