transversectomy
English
editEtymology
editFrom transverse + -ectomy.
Pronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -ɛktəmi
Noun
edittransversectomy (countable and uncountable, plural transversectomies)
- (surgery) The surgical excision of a transverse process of a vertebra.
- (surgery) A colectomy involving the removal of only the transverse colon.
- Coordinate term: hemicolectomy