A surgical procedure combining colon fixation with a surgical incision or opening.
From Greek kolon (colon) + pexia (fixation) + -tomy (cutting or incision). This combines three Greek roots to describe a complex surgical procedure.
Medical terms get longer as surgeries get more complicated—you can basically build procedure names from spare parts: add -pexy, -tomy, -ectomy, -plasty and you've got nearly infinite surgical possibilities!
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