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enterectomy

[en-tuh-rek-tuh-mee] /ˌɛn təˈrɛk tə mi/
noun, plural enterectomies. Surgery.
1.
excision of part of the intestine.
Origin of enterectomy
1875-1880
First recorded in 1875-80; enter- + -ectomy
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enterectomy

/ˌɛntəˈrɛktəmɪ/
noun (pl) -mies
1.
surgical excision of part of the intestine
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enterectomy in Medicine

enterectomy en·ter·ec·to·my (ěn'tə-rěk'tə-mē)
n.
Surgical removal of a segment of the intestine.

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