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hemicolectomy

hemicolectomy noun: a colectomy involving the removal of only the ascending (right) colon or the descending (left) colon.

Noun

hemicolectomy (plural hemicolectomies)

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

hemicolectomy meaning in Tamil

hemicolectomy in Tamil

அரைக்கோலனெடுப்பு

Forms of hemicolectomy

pluralhemicolectomies

Origin of hemicolectomy

From hemi- + colectomy.

Questions about hemicolectomy

What does hemicolectomy mean?
Hemicolectomy means a colectomy involving the removal of only the ascending (right) colon or the descending (left) colon.
What is hemicolectomy in Tamil?
Hemicolectomy in Tamil is அரைக்கோலனெடுப்பு. See Hemicolectomy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hemicolectomy?
Hemicolectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of hemicolectomy?
The plural of hemicolectomy is hemicolectomies.

Words near hemicolectomy in the dictionary

  1. hemiclonal
  2. hemiclonally
  3. hemiclone
  4. hemiclones
  5. hemicolectomies
  6. hemicolectomy
  7. hemicolitis
  8. hemicollin
  9. hemicolon
  10. hemicomplementation
  11. hemicomplemented

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