Etymograph

English

hemicolectomy

From hemi- + colectomy.

A compound of hemi- + colectomy

Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one, whole’

Proto-Indo-European *sēmi ‘half’

English hemi-

Today it means

noun A colectomy involving the removal of only the ascending (right) colon or the descending (left) colon.

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Etymograph / hemicolectomy