colectomy
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Etymology edit
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- Rhymes: -ɛktəmi
Noun edit
colectomy (plural colectomies)
- (surgery) The surgical procedure to remove all or part of the large intestine or colon.
- 2021, Dr Philippa Kaye, Doctors Get Cancer Too, Vie Books, page 30:
- I need a partial colectomy, where part of the colon is removed.
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surgical procedure
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