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proctosigmoidectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
proc-tosig-moidec-to-my
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The surgical removal of the rectum and sigmoid colon to treat serious disease in the lower large intestine.

Etymology

From procto- + sigmoid + -ectomy.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

proctosigmoidectomies (plural)

Synonyms

Hartmann's operation Hartmann's procedure

Rhymes With

hysterectomy vasectomy mastectomy appendectomy prostatectomy tonsillectomy gastrectomy lumpectomy splenectomy cholecystectomy nephrectomy laminectomy

Questions

What does proctosigmoidectomy mean?
The surgical removal of the rectum and sigmoid colon to treat serious disease in the lower large intestine.
Where does proctosigmoidectomy come from?
From procto- + sigmoid + -ectomy.

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