Learner's definition of DITHER. [singular] informal. : a very nervous, confused, or excited state â usually used in the phrase in a dither. They're in a dither over what to do next. The news of his arrival had us (all) in a dither.
Hepatectomy is the surgical resection (removal of all or part) of the liver. While the term is often employed for the removal of the liver from a liver transplant donor, this article will focus on partial resections of hepatic tissue and hepatoportoenterostomy. 1  1 History.  2 Indications.
1 This procedure is followed by liver transplantation.  Partial Hepatectomy removes only a part of the liver. The liver is an organ that is capable of regeneration. Thus, if a part of the liver is removed, the cells of the remaining part multiply to replace the cut portion. However, this is possible only if the remaining part of the liver is completely normal.