[1865–70; colo- + -tomy]This word is first recorded in the period 1865–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: black belt, dunk, figure skating, goulash, maverick-tomy is a combining form meaning “cutting, incision” of an organ, “excision” of an object,as specified by the initial element (appendectomy; lithotomy); also occurring in abstract nouns corresponding to adjectives ending in -tomous (dichotomy)
Examples of 'colotomy' in a sentence
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Colotomy and one suture line coloraphy was performed in all animals.
Raimundo Nonato Baldez, Osvaldo Malafaia, Nicolau Gregori Czeczko, Nelson Lúcio ParadaMartins, Lydia Masako Ferreira, Carmen Australia Paredes Marcondes Ribas, GuataçaraSalles Júnior, Rafael Pasini Del Claro, Luciana de Oliveira Marques dos Santos, LincolnGraça Neto, Luiz Roberto Reis de Araújo 2006, 'Análise da cicatrização do cólon com uso do extrato aquoso da Orbignya phalerata (Babaçu)em ratos Healing of colonic anastomosis with the use of extract aqueous of Orbignyaphalerata (Babassu) in rats', Acta Cirurgica Brasileirahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502006000800006. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Colotomy and bowel suture at 2.5 cm from the peritoneal reflection were performed.
Gilberto Luiz Ortolan, Maria de Lourdes Pessole Biondo-Simões, Giovani Marino Fávero,Daniel Fernandes, Mário Rodrigues Montemór Netto, Luiz Renato Olchanheski Jr 2012, 'Influence of arterial hypertension on colonic healing in rats Influência da hipertensãoarterial na cicatrização colônica em ratos', Acta Cirurgica Brasileirahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502012000800001. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
After 180 days, colotomy with anastomosis were performed.
Rodrigo Severo de Camargo Pereira, Cláudia Nishida Hasimoto, Leonardo Pelafsky, JuanCarlos Llanos, Daniele Cristina Cataneo, César Tadeu Spadella, José Guilherme Minossi 2012, 'Intestinal healing in rats submitted to ethanol ingestion Cicatrização intestinalem ratos submetidos à ingestão de etanol', Acta Cirurgica Brasileirahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502012000300006. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Laparoscopic mobilization of colonic segment, and colotomy with removal of polyp was performed for 5 (20%) polyps.
Audrius Dulskas, Narimantas Evaldas Samalavicius, Rakesh Kuma Gupta 2013, 'Hand-assisted laparoscopic colorectal surgery for colorectal polyps: single institutionexperience', Lietuvos Chirurgijahttp://www.journals.vu.lt/lietuvos-chirurgija/article/view/1841. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)