colectomy
nounEtymology From col- + -ectomy.
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Medicine, Sciences, Surgery The surgical procedure to remove all or part of the large intestine or colon.
- I need a partial colectomy, where part of the colon is removed.2021, Dr Philippa Kaye, Doctors Get Cancer Too, Vie Books, page 30:
- Derived terms
- hemicolectomy, proctocolectomy
- Coordinate terms
- coloplasty, colorectomy, colotomy, proctectomy, rectectomy