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  • 111pleurectomy — Excision of pleura, usually parietal. [pleur + G. ektome, excision] * * * pleu·rec·to·my plu̇ rek tə mē n, pl mies surgical excision of part of the pleura * * * n. surgical removal of part of the pleura, which is sometimes done to prevent further …

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  • 112pylorectomy — Excision of the pylorus. [pylor + G. ektome, excision] * * * py·lo·rec·to·my .pī lə rek tə mē n, pl mies surgical excision of the pyloric end of the stomach * * * n. a surgical operation in which the muscular outlet of the stomach (pylorus) is… …

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  • 113sialoadenectomy — Excision of a salivary gland. [sialo + G. aden, gland, + ektome, excision] * * * si·alo·ad·e·nec·to·my .sī ə lō .ad ən ek tə mē n, pl mies surgical excision of a salivary gland * * * si·a·lo·ad·e·nec·to·my (si″ə lo ad″&# …

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  • 114sigmoidectomy — Excision of the sigmoid colon. [sigmoid + G. ektome, excision] * * * sig·moid·ec·to·my .sig mȯi dek tə mē n, pl mies surgical excision of part of the sigmoid colon * * * n. removal of the sigmoid colon by surgery. It is performed for tumours,… …

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  • 115uvulectomy — Excision of the uvula. SYN: staphylectomy. [uvula + G. ektome, excision] * * * uvu·lec·to·my .yü vyə lek tə mē n, pl mies surgical excision of the uvula * * * n. surgical removal of the uvula. * * * uvu·lec·to·my (u″vu lekґt …

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  • 116Excinuclease — Excision endonuclease also known as excinuclease is the nuclease (enzyme) which performs the excision (cut) for nucleotide exchange in DNA repair. This particular enzyme is part of a mechanism that can repair in the G1 phase of the eukaryotic… …

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  • 117ERCC8 (gene) — Excision repair cross complementing rodent repair deficiency, complementation group 8, also known as ERCC8, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: ERCC8 excision repair cross complementing rodent repair deficiency, complementation group… …

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  • 118acetabulectomy — Excision of the acetabulum. [acetabulum + G. ektome, excision] * * * ac·e·tab·u·lec·to·my (as″ə tab″u lekґtə me) [acetabulum + ectomy] excision of the acetabulum …

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  • 119angioneurectomy — Excision of the vessels and nerves of a part. [angio + G. neuron, nerve, + ektome, excision] * * * an·gio·neu·rec·to·my (an″je o n rekґtə me) [angio + neurectomy] excision of vessels and nerves …

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  • 120aortectomy — Excision of a portion of the aorta. [aorta + G. ektome, excision] * * * aor·tec·to·my (a″or tekґtə me) [aorta + ectomy] excision of part of the aorta …

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