uninephrectomy

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

uni- +‎ nephrectomy

Noun[edit]

uninephrectomy (plural uninephrectomies)

  1. The surgical removal of one of the two kidneys.
    • 2015 August 5, P Iyngkaran, M Thomas, “Bedside–to-Bench Translational Research for Chronic Heart Failure: Creating an Agenda for Clients Who Do Not Meet Trial Enrollment Criteria”, in Clinical Medicine Insights. Cardiology‎[1], volume 9, →DOI:
      These are surgical, uninephrectomy or subtotal nephrectomy producing mild to severe RI, or acute pharmacologically induced changes to the heart or kidney.
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