enterectomy

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noun

The excision of part of the intestine.

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Meanings

nounenterectomy (plural enterectomies)

plural enterectomies

  1. medicineThe excision of part of the intestine.

Origin

From entero- + -ectomy.

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Translations

Italian enterectomia
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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with enterectomy

hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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