Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Surgical removal of part or all of the colon.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In surgery, excision of part of the colon.
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- noun surgery The surgical procedure to remove all or part of the
large intestine or colon.
Etymologies
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Examples
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A colectomy is the removal of the colon, major surgery indeed.
‘Cures’ of the past; implications for the present | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2007
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Choosing not to have a colectomy could be the worst decision I've ever made.
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Choosing not to have a colectomy could be the worst decision I've ever made.
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Tuesday, April 27, at 12: 00PM EDT - During a colon resection, also known as a colectomy, the diseased part of the large intestine is surgically removed and the remaining healthy ends of the colon are reattached.
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Tuesday, April 27, at 12: 00PM EDT - During a colon resection, also known as a colectomy, the diseased part of the large intestine is surgically removed and the remaining healthy ends of the colon are reattached.
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Annual colonoscopy, if colectomy (removal of all or part of the colon) is delayed more than a year after polyps emerge.
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Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), which allows for visualization of the upper gastrointestinal tract, beginning by age 25 years or prior to colectomy and repeated every one to three years.
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The study also found that children with C. difficile had a 20% higher risk of dying, 36% higher rates of surgical colectomy removal of a section of the intestine, and were hospitalized more than four times as long.
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Small-bowel imaging when adenomas are detected in the duodenum (part of the small intestine) or prior to colectomy, repeated every one to three years depending on findings and presence of symptoms.
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We had to perform a total colectomy, but in his current state we have to wait to try to remove the bullet.
Dirtier Than Ever Vickie M. Stringer 2010
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