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Noun

hemihepatectomy ‎(plural hemihepatectomies)

1. (surgery) The removal of approximately half of the liver tissue
   • 2015 July 29, Eunmi Gil et al., “Predictors and patterns of recurrence after curative liver resection in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, for application of postoperative radiotherapy: a retrospective study”, in World Journal of Surgical Oncology, volume 13, DOI:10.1186/s12957-015-0637-z:

     The majority (90.1 %) of patients required a hemihepatectomy, extended resection, or multiple segmental resection.