Hepatectomy
/ˌhɛpəˈtɛktəmi/noun
Surgical removal of all or part of the liver.
Did you know?Its second half, -ectomy, comes from Greek ektomē, meaning “a cutting out,” the same root behind words for surgical removal across modern medicine.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
hēpar (ἧπαρ)
“the liver”
Ancient Greek
Greek
ektomē (ἐκτομή)
“a cutting out, excision”
Late Latin / Medieval Medical Latin
Latin
hepatectomia
“a surgical excision of the liver”
19th Century
English
hepatectomy
“the surgical removal of the liver or part of it”
Modern English
English
hepatectomy
“surgical removal of all or part of the liver”
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