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cecectomy

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Main Entry: ce·cec·to·my
Variant: or chiefly British cae·cec·to·my /sE-'sek-t&-mE/
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
: surgical excision of all or part of the cecum
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cecectomy ce·cec·to·my (sē-sěk'tə-mē)
n.
Excision of all or part of the cecum. Also called typhlectomy.

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