Meanings
Origin
By haplologic modification of colo- + rect- + -ectomy.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with colorectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
colorectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colorectomy
MLA
“colorectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colorectomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colorectomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colorectomy.
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