noun
colectomy
Colectomy (noun) means an operation to take out all or part of the colon.
noun
1
An operation to take out all or part of the colon.
"I need a partial colectomy, where part of the colon is removed."
— Dr Philippa Kaye, Doctors Get Cancer Too (2021)
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Etymology
Formed from col- and -ectomy.
Rhymes for colectomy
roomy
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taxonomy
antinomy
autotomy
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What is the meaning of colectomy?
"colectomy" (noun) means an operation to take out all or part of the colon.
