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ileocecectomy

ileocecectomy noun: a surgical procedure to remove the terminal ileum and the cecum, often including the appendix.

Noun

ileocecectomy (plural ileocecectomies)

  1. A surgical procedure to remove the terminal ileum and the cecum, often including the appendix.
    • Following laparoscopic ileocecectomy, pathology demonstrated haemorrhage, inflammation, oedema and full thickness necrosis of the caecal wall.2013 July 26, Kara Lee Gallagher, “Ischaemic diverticular disease may mimic acute appendicitis”, in BMJ Case Reports, volume 2013, →DOI

Forms of ileocecectomy

pluralileocecectomies

Origin of ileocecectomy

From ileo- + cecectomy.

Questions about ileocecectomy

What does ileocecectomy mean?
Ileocecectomy means a surgical procedure to remove the terminal ileum and the cecum, often including the appendix.
What part of speech is ileocecectomy?
Ileocecectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of ileocecectomy?
The plural of ileocecectomy is ileocecectomies.

Words near ileocecectomy in the dictionary

  1. ileocecal eminence
  2. ileocecal eminences
  3. ileocecal valve
  4. ileocecal valves
  5. ileocecectomies
  6. ileocecectomy
  7. ileocecocolic
  8. ileocecocolonic
  9. ileocecum
  10. ileocoecal
  11. ileocoecum

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