panproctocolectomy
panproctocolectomy noun: a major surgical procedure involving the removal of the entire colon, rectum, and anal canal, typically performed to treat severe or widespread disease such as advanced inflammatory bowel disease, familial polyposis syndromes, or colorectal cancer.
Noun
panproctocolectomy (plural panproctocolectomies)
- A major surgical procedure involving the removal of the entire colon, rectum, and anal canal, typically performed to treat severe or widespread disease such as advanced inflammatory bowel disease, familial polyposis syndromes, or colorectal cancer.
Forms of panproctocolectomy
| plural | panproctocolectomies |
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Origin of panproctocolectomy
From pan- + procto- + col- + -ectomy.
Words that rhyme with panproctocolectomy
- facadectomy
- onychectomy
- tarsectomy
- transversectomy
- adenectomy
- adenoidectomy
- adenomectomy
- adenotonsillectomy
- adipectomy
- adnexectomy
- adrenalectomy
- allatectomy
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- alveolectomy
- amnionectomy
- ampullectomy
- amygdalectomy
- aneurysmectomy
- antennectomy
- antrectomy
- apicectomy
- apicoectomy
- appendectomy
- appendicectomy
- arteriectomy
- arthrectomy
- arytenoidectomy
- astragalectomy
- atherectomy
- auriculectomy
- bafflectomy
- bichectomy
- blebectomy
- blepharectomy
- brainectomy
- bulbectomy
- bullectomy
- bunionectomy
- bursectomy
- callosumectomy
- canthectomy
- capsulectomy
- cardiectomy
- cardioectomy
- carpectomy
- carunclectomy
- cashectomy
- caudectomy
- cecectomy
- cerebellectomy
- cervicectomy
- cheilectomy
- cholecystectomy
- choledochectomy
- chondrectomy
- clinoidectomy
- clitorectomy
- clitoridectomy
- coccygectomy
- colectomy
- colonectomy
Questions about panproctocolectomy
- What does panproctocolectomy mean?
- Panproctocolectomy means a major surgical procedure involving the removal of the entire colon, rectum, and anal canal, typically performed to treat severe or widespread disease such as advanced inflammatory bowel disease, familial polyposis syndromes, or colorectal cancer.
- What part of speech is panproctocolectomy?
- Panproctocolectomy is a noun.
- What is the plural of panproctocolectomy?
- The plural of panproctocolectomy is panproctocolectomies.
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