Meanings
nouncolectomy (plural colectomies)
plural colectomies
- medicineThe surgical procedure to remove all or part of the large intestine or colon.
I need a partial colectomy, where part of the colon is removed.
2021, Dr Philippa Kaye, Doctors Get Cancer Too, Vie Books, page 30
Origin
Translations
Catalan colectomia
- colectomiasurgical procedure
Chinese Mandarin 結腸切除術 /结肠切除术
- 結腸切除術 /结肠切除术 (jiécháng qiēchúshù)surgical procedure
Finnish kolektomia, paksusuolen poistoleikkaus
- kolektomiasurgical procedure
- paksusuolen poistoleikkaussurgical procedure
French colectomie
- colectomiesurgical procedure
Italian colectomia
- colectomiasurgical procedure
Polish kolektomia
- kolektomiasurgical procedure
Spanish colectomía
- colectomíasurgical procedure
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with colectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomylaryngectomy
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Cite this entry
APA
colectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colectomy
MLA
“colectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colectomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colectomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colectomy.
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