pancreatectomy
noun
pancreatectomy is spelled P-A-N-C-R-E-A-T-E-C-T-O-M-Y: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pancreatectomy means “A surgical operation in which part or all of the pancreas is removed, usually to treat pancreatic diseases such as cancer, tumors, or severe…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pancreatectomy is pancreatectomies.
How many letters and syllables are in pancreatectomy?
| Letters | 14: P-A-N-C-R-E-A-T-E-C-T-O-M-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is pancreatectomy?
Pancreatectomy appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of pancreatectomy
- pancreatectomies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pancreatectomy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A surgical operation in which part or all of the pancreas is removed, usually to treat pancreatic diseases such as cancer, tumors, or severe inflammation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pancreatectomy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense surgical operation:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pancréatectomie |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does pancreatectomy come from?
From pancreat- + -ectomy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).