coloplasty

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noun

Surgery on the colon; often, especially, partial resection thereof.

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Meanings

nouncoloplasty (countable and uncountable, plural coloplasties)

plural coloplasties

  1. uncountablemedicineSurgery on the colon; often, especially, partial resection thereof.
  2. countablemedicineAn instance of such surgery; one such operation (procedure).

Origin

From colo- + -plasty.

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APA

coloplasty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coloplasty

MLA

“coloplasty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coloplasty. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coloplasty,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coloplasty.

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