noun
surgical removal of part or all of the sigmoid colon (usually to remove a malignant tumor)
• Hypernyms: ↑ablation, ↑extirpation, ↑cutting out, ↑excision
* * *
\\ˌsigˌmȯiˈdektəmē\ noun (-es) : surgical removal of part of the sigmoid flexure
* * *
sigmoidecˈtomy noun (surgery)
Removal of the sigmoid colon
• • •
Main Entry: ↑sigma
Useful english dictionary. 2012.