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colorectomy

colorectomy noun: the removal of the colon and rectum.

Noun

colorectomy (plural colorectomies)

  1. The removal of the colon and rectum.

Forms of colorectomy

pluralcolorectomies

Origin of colorectomy

By haplologic modification of colo- + rect- + -ectomy.

Words that rhyme with colorectomy

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Questions about colorectomy

What does colorectomy mean?
Colorectomy means the removal of the colon and rectum.
What part of speech is colorectomy?
Colorectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of colorectomy?
The plural of colorectomy is colorectomies.

Words near colorectomy in the dictionary

  1. colore
  2. colorectal
  3. colorectally
  4. colorectitis
  5. colorectomies
  6. colorectomy
  7. colorectoscopic
  8. colorectostomies
  9. colorectostomy
  10. colorectum
  11. colored

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