Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
colectomy partial
co·lec·to·my par·tial
Definitions related to colectomy partial:
  • (open colectomy) An operation to remove all or part of the colon through a long incision made in the wall of the abdomen. When only part of the colon is removed, it is called a partial colectomy.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (partial colectomy) Surgical removal of part of the colon.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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