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pancreaticoduodenectomy

noun pan·cre·at·i·co·du·o·de·nec·to·my
\-ˌd(y)ü-ə-ˌdē-ˈnek-tə-mē, -d(y)-ˌäd-ə-ˈnek-tə-mē\
plural pan·cre·at·i·co·du·o·de·nec·to·mies

Medical Definition of PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY

:  partial or complete excision of the pancreas and the duodenum—called also pancreatoduodenectomy

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