Hemicolectomy means removal of half the colon.
Colectomy means to cut out or remove the colon.
Diverticulectomy is the medical term meaning surgical removal of a diverticulum, a blind pouch that may be found in the colon.
Proctocolectomy is surgical removal of the colon and rectum.
proctectomy (lat. proctectomia)The two main terms for surgical removal of the rectum are proctectomy and rectal resection. They mean the same thing, so which one you choose is just personal preference.
Venipuncture is the medical term meaning surgical puncture of a vein. It's a very common medical, not surgical, procedure. It describes the procedure used to take a blood sample, typically from the antecubital (front of elbow) space.
We call this a colostomy. The first part of the word comes from colon as you can imagine and -stom- means mouth or opening. The last part is -my and that means surgery or cutting. Surgery that opens the colon to the outside.
The colon
Surgical removal of the involved segment of colon (colectomy) along with its blood supply and regional lymph nodes is the primary therapy for colon cancer.
Sigmoid colon
The prefix of colectomy is "co-" and it means colon. The suffix of colectomy is "-ectomy" and it means surgical removal.
sigmioditisinflammation of the sigmoid colon is Sigmoiditis.sigmoiditis
Constipation is the medical term meaning condition where feces remain in the colon too long