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(surgery) The procedure to remove part or all of the pancreas..
Pancreatectomy was a palliative measure at this stage of the cancer.
Use pancreatectomy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pancreatectomy means (surgery) The procedure to remove part or all of the pancreas..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Pancreatectomy was a palliative measure at this stage of the cancer.
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