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enterectomy

Resection of a segment of the intestine. [entero- + G. ektome, excision]

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en·ter·ec·to·my .ent-ə-'rek-tə-mē n, pl -mies the surgical removal of a portion of the intestine

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en·ter·ec·to·my (en″tər-ekґtə-me) [enter- + -ectomy] excision of a part of the intestine; resection of the intestine.

Medical dictionary. 2011.