Meanings
nounproctocolectomy (plural proctocolectomies)
plural proctocolectomies
- medicineA surgical procedure involving complete excision of the colon and rectum, typically performed to treat severe colorectal disease.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*preHḱt- /*proHḱt-
- Proto-Indo-European*proHḱtós
- Proto-Hellenic[Term?]
- Ancient Greekπρωκτός (prōktós)
- Englishprocto-
- Englishcol-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
- Proto-Hellenic*eks
- Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
- Ancient Greekἐκ- (ek-)
- Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
- Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
- Ancient Greekἐκτέμνω (ektémnō)
- Ancient Greekἐκτομή (ektomḗ)
- Englishproctocolectomy
From procto- + col- + -ectomy.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
proctocolectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proctocolectomy
MLA
“proctocolectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proctocolectomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “proctocolectomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proctocolectomy.
Source: proctocolectomy on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.