colectomy

English

Etymology

col- +‎ -ectomy

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɛktəmi

Noun

colectomy (plural colectomies)

(surgery) The surgical procedure to remove all or part of the large intestine or colon.
- 2021, Dr Philippa Kaye, Doctors Get Cancer Too, Vie Books, page 30:
  I need a partial colectomy, where part of the colon is removed.

Coordinate terms

Translations

surgical procedure

Catalan: colectomia f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 結腸切除術／结肠切除术 (jiécháng qiēchúshù)
Dutch: ^{(please verify)} colectomie (nl)
Finnish: kolektomia, paksusuolen poistoleikkaus
French: colectomie (fr) f
German: ^{(please verify)} Kolektomie f
Italian: colectomia (it) f
Norwegian:
Nynorsk: ^{(please verify)} kolektomi
Polish: kolektomia (pl) f
Portuguese: ^{(please verify)} colectomia f
Spanish: colectomía f

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