transversectomy
English
Etymology
From transverse + -ectomy.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛktəmi
Noun
transversectomy (countable and uncountable, plural transversectomies)
- (surgery) The surgical excision of a transverse process of a vertebra.
- (surgery) A colectomy involving the removal of only the transverse colon.
- Coordinate term: hemicolectomy
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