enterectomy
[ en-tuh-rek-tuh-mee ]
/ ˌɛn təˈrɛk tə mi /
noun, plural en·ter·ec·to·mies. Surgery.
excision of part of the intestine.
Words nearby enterectomy
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enter-,
enteral,
enteralgia,
enterectasis,
enterectomy,
entered hound,
enterelcosis,
enteric,
enteric fever,
enteric orphan virus
Example sentences from the Web for enterectomy
Enterectomy or excision of the gangrenous portion has recently been recommended and performed by some surgeons.
A Manual of the Operations of Surgery |Joseph Bell
British Dictionary definitions for enterectomy
enterectomy
/ (ˌɛntəˈrɛktəmɪ) /
noun plural -mies
surgical excision of part of the intestine
Medical definitions for enterectomy
enterectomy
[ ĕn′tə-rĕk′tə-mē ]
n.
Surgical removal of a segment of the intestine.