sigmoidectomy
[ sĭg′moi-dĕk′tə-mē ]
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n.
Excision of the sigmoid colon.
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Words nearby sigmoidectomy
sigmate, sigmatism, sigmoid, sigmoid artery, sigmoid colon, sigmoidectomy, sigmoid flexure, sigmoiditis, sigmoido-, sigmoidopexy, sigmoidoproctostomy
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