colotomy

American  

[kuh-lot-uh-mee] / kəˈlɒt ə mi /

noun

Surgery.

plural

colotomies

1. incision or opening of the colon.

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colotomy British  

/ kəˈlɒtəmɪ /

noun

1. a colonic incision

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Etymology

Origin of colotomy

First recorded in 1865–70; colo- + -tomy

Example Sentences

Benham mentions the discharge of a fetus by the rectum; there was a stricture of the rectum associated with syphilitic patches, necessitating the performance of colotomy.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

Brehm reports the case of a woman on whom he performed colotomy.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

But in recent years this operation of lumbar colotomy has been almost entirely replaced by opening the colon in the left groin.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg