(ko″lo-prok-tek´tә-me) surgical removal of the colon and rectum.
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coloproctectomy 1. Surgery to remove the colon and rectum. 2. The surgical removal of the entire colon and rectum and the creation of an end ileostomy. An ileostomy is an operation that makes it possible for feces (human wastes) to leave the body, after the colon and rectum are removed, in which an opening is made in the abdomen and the bottom of...
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