HyperDic: sigmoidectomy

English > 1 sense of the word sigmoidectomy:
NOUNactsigmoidectomysurgical removal of part or all of the sigmoid colon (usually to remove a malignant tumor)
English > sigmoidectomy: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningSurgical removal of part or all of the sigmoid colon (usually to remove a malignant tumor).
Broaderablation, extirpation, cutting out, excisionSurgical removal of a body part or tissue

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