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sigmoidectomy

[ sĭg′moi-dĕk′tə-mē ]

n.

Excision of the sigmoid colon.

Words nearby sigmoidectomy

sigmoid artery, sigmoid colon, sigmoid flexure, sigmoid sinus, sigmoid vein, sigmoidectomy, sigmoiditis, sigmoido-, sigmoidopexy, sigmoidoproctostomy, sigmoidorectostomy

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