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Meaning of heminephrectomy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

surgical removal of one of the two kidneys

countable, uncountable

Examples

“A two-step procedure was performed to induce chronic renal disease (CRD): left heminephrectomy at 20 weeks of age followed by right total nephrectomy 1 week later.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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