Term: pancreatectomy: surgical removal of part or all of the pancreas
Broader: ablation: surgical removal of a body part or tissue | Unrelated: sea hare: naked marine gastropod having a soft body with reduced internal shell and two pairs of ear-like tentacles
Broader: ablation: surgical removal of a body part or tissue | Unrelated: bascule: a structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw)
Broader: ablation: surgical removal of a body part or tissue | Unrelated: mushroom: any of various fleshy fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota consisting of a cap at the end of a stem arising from an underground mycelium
Broader: ablation: surgical removal of a body part or tissue | Unrelated: paper money: currency issued by a government or central bank and consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a substitute for specie
Broader: ablation: surgical removal of a body part or tissue | Unrelated: machismo: exaggerated masculinity
Broader: ablation: surgical removal of a body part or tissue | Unrelated: mast: nuts of forest trees (as beechnuts and acorns) accumulated on the ground
Broader: ablation: surgical removal of a body part or tissue | Unrelated: stash house: a house where weapons and supplies are hidden
Broader: ablation: surgical removal of a body part or tissue | Unrelated: athleticism: intense energy
Broader: ablation: surgical removal of a body part or tissue | Unrelated: study: applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
Broader: ablation: surgical removal of a body part or tissue | Unrelated: mortgage-backed security: a security created when a group of mortgages are gathered together and bonds are sold to other institutions or the public; investors receive a portion of the interest payments on the mortgages as well as the principal payments; usually guaranteed by the government