Meanings
nounsigmoidectomy (plural sigmoidectomies)
plural sigmoidectomies
- medicineA colectomy in which the sigmoid colon is removed.
Origin
- Ancient Greekσῑγμοειδής (sīgmoeidḗs)
- Englishsigmoid
- Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
- Ancient Greekἐκ- (ek-)
- Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
- Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
- Ancient Greekἐκτέμνω (ektémnō)
- Ancient Greekἐκτομή (ektomḗ)
- Englishsigmoidectomy
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with sigmoidectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
sigmoidectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sigmoidectomy
MLA
“sigmoidectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sigmoidectomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sigmoidectomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sigmoidectomy.
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