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Vinony

hemicolectomy

noun

  1. surgical removal of part of the colon
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noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)lbor. English hemi- English colectomy English hemicolectomy From hemi- + colectomy.

  1. A colectomy involving the removal of only the ascending (right) colon or the descending (left) colon.