noun
- a surgical incision into the colon
Usage: medical term; also called colostomy in some contexts, though colotomy is the more precise surgical term
Examples
- The surgeon performed a colotomy to remove the diseased section of the colon.
- A colotomy may be necessary when a patient has severe bowel obstruction.
- The patient recovered well after the colotomy procedure.
- Colotomy is sometimes used diagnostively to examine the interior of the colon.