sigmoidectomy /sig·moid·ec·to·my/ (sig″moi-dek´tah-me) excision of part or all of the sigmoid colon.
sigmoidectomy
sigmoidectomy [sig″moi-dek´tah-me]
sig·moid·ec·to·my (s g moi-d k t -m )n. Excision of the sigmoid colon. |
sigmoidectomy
[sig′moidek′təmē]
Etymology: Gk, sigma + eidos + ektomē, excision
excision of the sigmoid flexure of the colon, most commonly performed to remove a malignant tumor. A large percentage of cancers of the lower bowel occur in the sigmoid colon.
sigmoidectomy [sig″moi-dek´tah-me]
excision of the sigmoid colon.
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