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colotomy
[ kuh-lot-uh-mee ]
/ kəˈlɒt ə mi /
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noun, plural co·lot·o·mies.Surgery.
incision or opening of the colon.
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How to use colotomy in a sentence
Brehm reports the case of a woman on whom he performed colotomy.
Colotomy in the left loin, generally known by the name of Amussat's operation.
A Manual of the Operations of Surgery|Joseph BellIt was also proposed to treat some of the severe dysentery cases by colotomy, but I never saw the method tried.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900|George Henry Makins
British Dictionary definitions for colotomy
colotomy
/ (kəˈlɒtəmɪ) /
noun plural -mies
a colonic incision
Word Origin for colotomy
C20 colon 2 + - tomy
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Medical definitions for colotomy
colotomy
[ kə-lŏt′ə-mē ]
n.
Incision into the colon.
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