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Word: Colotomy
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Lancet. From colo- + -tomy
Definition:
The operation or process of cutting through the wall of the colon; an instance of this; an incision into the colon. In early use: specifically = "colostomy"(now rare).
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