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laparoscopic colectomy

lap·a·ro·scop·ic co·lec·to·my (plural lap·a·ro·scop·ic co·lec·to·mies)


noun 
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surgical removal of the large intestine: an endoscopic surgical technique in which the large intestine is removed using instruments, with viewing and illumination channels passed into the abdomen through small openings in the skin

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