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Open colectomy

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006096

An operation to remove all or part of the colon through a long incision made in the wall of the abdomen. When only part of the colon is removed, it is called a partial colectomy.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006096
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006096",
  "term": "Open colectomy",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "An operation to remove all or part of the colon through a long incision made in the wall of the abdomen. When only part of the colon is removed, it is called a partial colectomy.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/open-colectomy/"
}

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