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Definition of pancreatoduodenectomy in English:

pancreatoduodenectomy

noun

Surgery

  • Surgical removal of the head of the pancreas and the surrounding loop of duodenum; an instance of this.

Pronunciation

pancreatoduodenectomy

/paŋkrɪˌatə(ʊ)djuːədɪˈnɛktəmi/ /paŋkrɪˌatə(ʊ)dʒuːədɪˈnɛktəmi/

Origin

1920s; earliest use found in Richard John Ernst Scott (1863–1932).