cecectomy

cecectomy
Excision of the cecum. SYN: typhlectomy. [ceco- + G. ektome, excision]

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ce·cec·to·my or chiefly Brit cae·cec·to·my sē-'sek-tə-mē n, pl -mies surgical excision of all or part of the cecum

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ce·cec·to·my (se-sekґtə-me) [ceco- + -ectomy] surgical removal of the cecum.

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