Medical term:

hemicolectomy



hemicolectomy

 [hem″e-ko-lek´to-me]
excision of approximately half of the colon.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

hem·i·col·ec·to·my

(hem'ē-kō-lek'tō-mē),
Removal of the right or left side of the colon.
[hemi- + G. kolon, colon, + ektomē, excision]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

hemicolectomy

(hĕm′ē-kə-lĕk′tə-mē)
n.
Surgical removal of the right or left side of the colon.
The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

hem·i·col·ec·to·my

(hem'ē-kō-lek'tŏ-mē)
Removal of the right or left side of the colon.
[hemi- + G. kolon, colon, + ektomē, excision]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

hemicolectomy

Surgical removal of one half of the large intestine (colon).
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005


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