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Noun: nephrectomy  nu'frek-tu-mee
  1. Surgical removal of a kidney
    "A nephrectomy was necessary to remove the diseased kidney"

Derived forms: nephrectomies

Type of: ablation, cutting out, excision, extirpation

Encyclopedia: Nephrectomy