colectomy
[ kuh-lek-tuh-mee ]
/ kəˈlɛk tə mi /
noun, plural co·lec·to·mies. Surgery.
the removal of all or part of the colon or large intestine.
Words nearby colectomy
coldstream,
coldstream guards,
coldwater,
cole,
colectivo,
colectomy,
coleman,
colemanite,
colenso,
colent.,
coleopter
Example sentences from the Web for colectomy
Her colectomy took place in San Francisco, and per her request, we made her a shirt that says “I left my colon in San Francisco.”
British Dictionary definitions for colectomy
colectomy
/ (kəˈlɛktəmɪ) /
noun plural -mies
surgical removal of part or all of the colon
Medical definitions for colectomy
colectomy
[ kə-lĕk′tə-mē ]
n.
Surgical removal of part or all of the colon.