hemihepatectomy etymology

English word hemihepatectomy comes from English hemi- (Half.), English hepatectomy ((surgery) The surgical removal of all or part of the liver.)

Detailed word origin of hemihepatectomy

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
hemi- English (eng) Half.
hepatectomy English (eng) (surgery) The surgical removal of all or part of the liver.
hemihepatectomy English (eng) (surgery) The removal of approximately half of the liver tissue.

Words with the same origin as hemihepatectomy

Descendants of hemi-
hemiablation hemianopsia hemiaplasia hemicarbonic hemicastrate hemichannel hemichordate hemicorporectomy hemicylinder hemidiaphragm hemielliptic hemifluorinated hemifusion hemigigantism hemihypertrophy hemilaminectomy hemiloop hemimelia hemimorphic hemipenis hemisegment hemisemidemiquaver hemispherule hemisuccinate hemivertebra