transversectomy
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From transverse + -ectomy.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɛktəmi
Noun[edit]
transversectomy (countable and uncountable, plural transversectomies)
- (surgery) The surgical excision of a transverse process of a vertebra.
- (surgery) A colectomy involving the removal of only the transverse colon.
- Coordinate term: hemicolectomy