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/keuh lot"euh mee/, n., pl. colotomies. Surg.incision or opening of the colon.[1865-70; COLO- + -TOMY]
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Colotomy — Co*lot o*my, n. [Gr. ko lon colon + tomh cutting.] (Surg.) An operation for opening the colon [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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colotomy — co·lot·o·my … English syllables
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