colectomy

Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Jump to: navigation, search

Wikipedia has an article on:

Colectomy

Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Noun
  - 1.2.1 Translations

English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From colon + -ectomy

Noun [edit]

colectomy (plural colectomies)

(surgery) The surgical procedure to remove all or part of the large intestine or colon.

Translations [edit]

surgical procedure

Spanish: colectomía (es) f

Retrieved from "http://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=colectomy&oldid=17245840"