colotomy

[ kuh-lot-uh-mee ]

/ kəˈlɒt ə mi /

Save This Word!

noun, plural co·lot·o·mies.Surgery.

incision or opening of the colon.

QUIZ

WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS?

Smoothly step over to these common grammar mistakes that trip many people up. Good luck!

Question 1 of 7

Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift.

who

whom

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of colotomy

First recorded in 1865–70; colo- + -tomy

Words nearby colotomy

colossus, Colossus of Memnon, Colossus of Rhodes, colostomy, colostrum, colotomy, colour, colourable, colour bar, colour-blind, colour code

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use colotomy in a sentence

Brehm reports the case of a woman on whom he performed colotomy.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
Colotomy in the left loin, generally known by the name of Amussat's operation.
A Manual of the Operations of Surgery|Joseph Bell
It 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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012