colectomy
pronunciation
How to pronounce colectomy in British English:
UK [kə'lektəmɪ]
How to pronounce colectomy in American English:
US [kə'lektəmɪ]
Word Origin
- colectomy (n.)
- 1882, from colon (n.2) + -ectomy.
Example
- 1. Is total colectomy the right choice in intractable slow-transit constipation ?
- 2. To assess the quality of life in patients with rectal cancer after laparoscopic colectomy .
- 3. Experimental and clinical studies on the buzhongyiqi tang combined with imodium in the treatment of defecation obstacles after colectomy .
- 4. Colectomy , ileostomy and mucous fistula .
- 5. Colorectal cancer ; genetic testing ; annual flexible sigmoidoscopy ; colonoscopy ; biopsy ; colectomy .