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Vinony

sigmoidectomy

noun

  1. removal of all or part of the sigmoid
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek σῑγμοειδής (sīgmoeidḗs)bor. English sigmoid Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō) Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ)der. English -ectomy English sigmoidectomy From sigmoid + -ectomy.

  1. A colectomy in which the sigmoid colon is removed.