Splenotomy

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Splenotomy \Sple*not"o*my\, n. [Gr. splh`n spleen + te`mnein to
     cut.]
     (a) (Anat.) Dissection or anatomy of the spleen.
     (b) (Med.) An incision into the spleen; removal of the spleen
         by incision.
         [1913 Webster]