splenectomize
/splɪˈnɛktəmaɪz/
verb
- To surgically remove the spleen.
- The surgeon had to splenectomize the patient after the accident caused severe damage to the spleen.
- Doctors rarely need to splenectomize children unless there is a serious injury or disease.
- Veterinarians sometimes splenectomize dogs with certain types of cancer.