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colectomy

[ kuh-lek-tuh-mee ]

noun

, Surgery.
, plural co·lec·to·mies.
  1. the removal of all or part of the colon or large intestine.

colectomy

/ kəˈlɛktəmɪ /

noun

  1. surgical removal of part or all of the colon
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

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.”

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