splenectomy
noun
sple·nec·to·my
spli-ˈnek-tə-mē 
plural splenectomies
: surgical removal of the spleen
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The organ was surgically removed the next day during a splenectomy, according to the complaint.
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Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2024
The other was the explosion of his spleen, which required an emergency splenectomy.
—Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Oct. 2022
Our rescue hound takes prescription medications to manage an autoimmune skin disease triggered by a May splenectomy.
—Stacey Lastoe, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022
If your body isn’t responsive to medication, your doctor might recommend a splenectomy, which is a surgery to remove your spleen (which is mainly what creates the antibodies that attack platelets), the NHLBI explains.
—Patia Braithwaite, SELF, 21 June 2019
That medical team has guided the family through more than 20 blood transfusions, a splenectomy and constant monitoring of Evelyn's condition.
—Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2018
But otherwise, no broken arms, splenectomies or anything noteworthy outside of the toe incident.
—Sarah Wesley Lemire, courant.com, 22 June 2017
However, a splenectomy does permanently reduce the body’s ability to fight infection and does not fully prevent relapse, although remission of ITP following the operation is 60 to 70 percent.
—Robert A Norman, Discover Magazine, 16 Sep. 2011
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Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2024
The other was the explosion of his spleen, which required an emergency splenectomy.
—Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Oct. 2022
Our rescue hound takes prescription medications to manage an autoimmune skin disease triggered by a May splenectomy.
—Stacey Lastoe, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022
If your body isn’t responsive to medication, your doctor might recommend a splenectomy, which is a surgery to remove your spleen (which is mainly what creates the antibodies that attack platelets), the NHLBI explains.
—Patia Braithwaite, SELF, 21 June 2019
That medical team has guided the family through more than 20 blood transfusions, a splenectomy and constant monitoring of Evelyn's condition.
—Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2018
But otherwise, no broken arms, splenectomies or anything noteworthy outside of the toe incident.
—Sarah Wesley Lemire, courant.com, 22 June 2017
However, a splenectomy does permanently reduce the body’s ability to fight infection and does not fully prevent relapse, although remission of ITP following the operation is 60 to 70 percent.
—Robert A Norman, Discover Magazine, 16 Sep. 2011
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splenectomy
noun
sple·nec·to·my
spli-ˈnek-tə-mē
plural splenectomies
: surgical excision of the spleen
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