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Meaning of "colectomy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COLECTOMY

colectomy  [kəˈlɛktəmɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COLECTOMY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Colectomy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COLECTOMY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of colectomy in the English dictionary

The definition of colectomy in the dictionary is surgical removal of part or all of the colon.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COLECTOMY


adenoidectomy
ˌædɪnɔɪˈdɛktəmɪ
adrenalectomy
əˌdriːnəlˈɛktəmɪ
cystectomy
sɪˈstɛktəmɪ
embolectomy
ˌɛmbəˈlɛktəmɪ
hepatectomy
ˌhɛpəˈtɛktəmɪ
hysterectomy
ˌhɪstəˈrɛktəmɪ
laminectomy
ˌlæmɪˈnɛktəmɪ
lobectomy
ləʊˈbɛktəmɪ
lumpectomy
lʌmˈpɛktəmɪ
mastectomy
mæˈstɛktəmɪ
myomectomy
ˌmaɪəˈmɛktəmɪ
oophorectomy
ˌəʊəfəˈrɛktəmɪ
patellectomy
ˌpætəˈlɛktəmɪ
pneumonectomy
ˌnjuːməʊˈnɛktəmɪ
prostatectomy
ˌprɒstəˈtɛktəmɪ
splenectomy
splɪˈnɛktəmɪ
thyroidectomy
ˌθaɪrɔɪˈdɛktəmɪ
tonsillectomy
ˌtɒnsɪˈlɛktəmɪ
tylectomy
taɪˈlɛktəmɪ
vasectomy
væˈsɛktəmɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COLECTOMY

cole
colead
coleader
colectomies
Coleman
colemanite
Colenso
coleopter
Coleoptera
coleopteral
coleopteran
coleopterist
coleopterous
coleoptile
coleorhiza
coleorhizae
coleorrhiza

WORDS THAT END LIKE COLECTOMY

anatomy
appendectomy
appendicectomy
cholecystectomy
craniectomy
endarterectomy
gastrectomy
gingivectomy
hemorrhoidectomy
keratectomy
meniscectomy
nephrectomy
orchiectomy
ovariectomy
pancreatectomy
phlebectomy
rhytidectomy
salpingectomy
sympathectomy
thymectomy
vitrectomy

Synonyms and antonyms of colectomy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «colectomy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COLECTOMY

Find out the translation of colectomy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of colectomy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «colectomy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

结肠切除术
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

colectomía
570 millions of speakers

English

colectomy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बृहदांत्र-उच्छेदन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

استئصال القولون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

колэктомия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

colectomia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

colectomy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

colectomie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Colectomy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kolektomie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

結腸切除術
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

결장 절제술
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Colectomy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

colectomy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கோலக்டோமியின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोल्कोटी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kolektomi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

colectomia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kolektomia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

колектомія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

colectomie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κολεκτομή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kolektomie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kolektomi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kolektomi
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of colectomy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COLECTOMY»

The term «colectomy» is regularly used and occupies the 60.746 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COLECTOMY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «colectomy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «colectomy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about colectomy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COLECTOMY»

Discover the use of colectomy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to colectomy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Surgical Laparoscopy
come of total abdominal colectomy. Specifically, patients underwent open surgery with total abdominal colectomy and ileorectal anastomosis, total abdominal colectomy and pouch anal anastomosis, laparoscopically assisted total abdominal ...
Karl A. Zucker, 2001
2
NMS Surgery
There is insufficient data available regarding the efficacy of the laparoscopic approach for routine use in cancers below approximately 15 cm from the anal verge. 3. Technique. The difficulty of laparoscopic colectomy is highly dependent on the ...
Bruce E. Jarrell, R. Anthony Carabasi, 2008
3
The Ascrs Textbook of Colon And Rectal Surgery
Early studies estimated the learning curve for laparoscopic colectomy to be 20– 50 cases.1–3 The randomized, controlled multicenter COST study on laparoscopic versus open colectomy for colon cancer required each participating surgeon to ...
James W. Fleshman, Bruce G. Wolff, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, 2007
4
Textbook of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
However, colectomy may be required for patients with severe or medically refractory disease, or to prevent colon cancer. Since the inflammation in ulcerative colitis is limited to the colon, colonic resection will most often result in resolution of ...
Stefano Guandalini, 2004
5
Primer of Robotic and Telerobotic Surgery
A RIGHT COLECTOMY LEFT COLECTOMY B FIG. 13.2. During laparoscopic colectomy, AESOP (A) attaches directly to the surgical table on the side of the colorectal lesion. A: Placement of AESOP and trocars for a solo- surgeon laparoscopic ...
Garth H. Ballantyne, Jacques Marescaux, Pier Cristoforo Giulianotti, 2004
6
Inflammatory Bowel Disease: From Bench to Bedside
The patient population studied will also influence colectomy rates. Inclusion of a large proportion of patients with distal colitis will obviously lower colectomy rates. Tertiary centers may exhibit higher colectomy rates because of referral bias in ...
Stephan R. Targan, Fergus Shanahan, Loren C. Karp, 2007
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Atlas of Surgical Techniques for Colon, Rectum and Anus: (A ...
See Open total proctocolectomy with ileal pouch Ileorectal anastomosis open left and sigmoid colectomy and, 73 open right colectomy and, 8, 8f–9f, 10, 11f open total abdominal colectomy and, 98 Ileorectal syndrome laparoscopic total ...
James W. Fleshman Jr., Elisa H Birnbaum, Steven R Hunt, 2012
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Atlas of Surgical Techniques for Colon, Rectum and Anus,(A ...
See Open total proctocolectomy with ileal pouch Ileorectal anastomosis open left and sigmoid colectomy and, 73 open right colectomy and, 8, 8f–9f, 10, 11f open total abdominal colectomy and, 98 Ileorectal syndrome laparoscopic total ...
Elisa H. Birnbaum, Steven R. Hunt, Matthew G. Mutch, 2012
9
Reconstructive Surgery of the Rectum, Anus and Perineum
Segmental Colectomy with Colocolonic Anastomosis There has been much controversy about the role of segmental colectomy in Crohn's colitis. Until recently, total abdominal colectomy with IRA was the standard surgical procedure ; however, ...
Andrew P. Zbar, Robert D. Madoff, Steven D. Wexner, 2013
10
Issues in Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine Research and ...
According to news reporting out of Calgary, Canada, by VerticalNews editors, researchers stated “Colectomy rates for ulcerative colitis (UC) and data on postcolectomy complications in children are limited. Thus, we assessed colectomy rates, ...
‎2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COLECTOMY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term colectomy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Susquehannock grad competes in Warrior Games after illness, stroke
Durakovich was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis and suffered a stroke in May 2013. She has had a total colectomy. "It's not even about winning ... «York Daily Record/Sunday News, Jul 15»
2
Post-Surgical Mortality Rates Linked to Readmission Location
... to 142,142 (83.2%) of 170,789 patients who were readmitted after colectomy. Readmission was more likely to be to the index hospital than to ... «P&T Community, Jun 15»
3
Abdominal Surgery: Comprehensive Assessment Predicts …
... gastrectomy, pacnreatectomy, enterectomy, hepatectomy, colectomy, and proctectomy—the abdominal surgeries considered major and most ... «MD Magazine, Jun 15»
4
Post-Surgery, Returning to Same Hospital Beneficial, Finds Study
... hospital readmission within 30 days after open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, arterial bypass, coronary artery bypass surgery, colectomy, ... «Microfinance Monitor, Jun 15»
5
Opinion: Why I believe in an end-of-life option
After six rounds of that, a partial colectomy followed. Then came six more rounds of chemo. At this point, I could not touch anything cold. Picking ... «Al Jazeera America, Jun 15»
6
Outpatient care results in lawsuit
The surgeon performed a sigmoid colectomy and colostomy. The patient remained in the hospital's intensive care unit for a week before being ... «Clinical Advisor, Jun 15»
7
FMT/antibiotic combo sees off C. diff
All 29 patients had failed to respond to antimicrobial therapy and were being assessed for colectomy, the authors say. The patients all opted to ... «6minutes, Jun 15»
8
Surveillance colonoscopy may reduce CRC risk, need for colectomy
Colectomy for dysplasia decreased over the study period (linear regression, R = – 0.43; P = .007) and advanced CRC and interval CRC have ... «Healio, Jun 15»
9
Readmission to same hospital for post-surgical complications …
... same hospital ranged from two-thirds (186336) after coronary artery bypass grafting, to 83% (142142) following colectomy (surgical removal ... «News-Medical.net, Jun 15»
10
Global Ulcerative Colitis Drug Forecast and Market Analysis 2022
During the coming decade, Europe is expecting the approval and launch of a UC colectomy rescue therapy, InDex Pharmaceuticals' ... «Medgadget.com, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Colectomy [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/colectomy>. May 2024 ».
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