Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hemicolectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hemi-colec-to-my
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Proto-Hellenic [Term?] Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)lbor. English hemi- English colectomy English hemicolectomy From hemi- + colectomy.

Inflected Forms

hemicolectomies (plural)

Questions

What does hemicolectomy mean?: A colectomy involving the removal of only the ascending (right) colon or the descending (left) colon.
Where does hemicolectomy come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Proto-Hellenic [Term?] Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)lbor. English hemi- English colectomy English hemicolectomy From hemi- + colectomy.

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