enterectomy

[ en-tuh-rek-tuh-mee ]

noun,plural en·ter·ec·to·mies.Surgery.
  1. excision of part of the intestine.

Origin of enterectomy

1
First recorded in 1875–80; enter- + -ectomy

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British Dictionary definitions for enterectomy

enterectomy

/ (ˌɛntəˈrɛktəmɪ) /


nounplural -mies
  1. surgical excision of part of the intestine

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