COLOTOMY
\kəlˈɒtəmɪ], \kəlˈɒtəmɪ], \k_ə_l_ˈɒ_t_ə_m_ɪ]\
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Surgical incision of the colon. It is termed abdominal, laterat, lumbar, itiac, or inguinal, according to the region of incision.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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The operation of making an artificial anus by opening into the colon and securing the intestinal wound to the external incision in the skin of the abdomen or flank. The varieties are: abdominal, iliac, inguinal, lateral, lumbar, according to the situation of the opening. [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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