pancreaticoduodenectomy
noun
pancreaticoduodenectomy is spelled P-A-N-C-R-E-A-T-I-C-O-D-U-O-D-E-N-E-C-T-O-M-Y: 23 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pancreaticoduodenectomy means “A major surgical procedure involving removal of the head of the pancreas, the duodenum, and often portions of the stomach and surrounding structures…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pancreaticoduodenectomy is pancreaticoduodenectomies.
How many letters and syllables are in pancreaticoduodenectomy?
| Letters | 23: P-A-N-C-R-E-A-T-I-C-O-D-U-O-D-E-N-E-C-T-O-M-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th 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 pancreaticoduodenectomy?
Pancreaticoduodenectomy appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th 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 pancreaticoduodenectomy
- pancreaticoduodenectomies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pancreaticoduodenectomy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A major surgical procedure involving removal of the head of the pancreas, the duodenum, and often portions of the stomach and surrounding structures, typically performed to treat tumors or other diseases affecting the pancreatic head or periampullary region, with reconstruction of the digestive tract to restore continuity of bile, pancreatic, and gastric flow.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pancreaticoduodenectomy come from?
From pancreatico- + duoden- + -ectomy or pancreatico- + duodenectomy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).