noun
- Plural of hepatectomy; surgical procedures in which all or part of the liver is removed.
Usage: Medical/surgical term; Plural form
Examples
- The surgeon performed two hepatectomies last week to remove tumors from her patients' livers.
- Partial hepatectomies are often used to treat liver cancer while preserving liver function.
- The hospital's records showed an increase in hepatectomies over the past five years.
- Patients undergoing hepatectomies require careful post-operative monitoring.
- The medical team discussed several hepatectomies scheduled for the following month.