Definitions

1. noun

A suffix used in the names of certain types of medical equipment or conditions, especially in relation to the intestines.

“The patient was scheduled for a Whipple procedure to remove a tumor from her pancreas.”

2. verb

To remove or cut out (a tumor or other growth, especially from the pancreas) by surgical operation.

“The surgeon was skilled at whipping out cancerous tumors from her patients.”

3. proper noun

A type of pancreatic surgery.

“The patient required a Whipple procedure to alleviate her symptoms.”