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• Colotomy — Co*lot o*my, n. [Gr. ko lon colon + tomh cutting.] (Surg.) An operation for opening the colon [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Colotomy — For the surgical operation, see colostomy. Colotomy is a term coined by the ethnomusicologist Jaap Kunst[1] to describe the rhythmic patterns of the gamelan. It refers to the use of specific instruments to mark off nested time intervals, or the… …   Wikipedia

• colotomy — /keuh lot euh mee/, n., pl. colotomies. Surg. incision or opening of the colon. [1865 70; COLO + TOMY] * * * …   Universalium

• colotomy — Incision into the colon. [colo + G. tome, incision] * * * co·lot·o·my kə lät ə mē n, pl mies surgical incision of the colon compare COLOSTOMY * * * co·lot·o·my (ko lotґə me) [ …   Medical dictionary

• colotomy — n. incision made to open the colon (main part of the large intestine) …   English contemporary dictionary

• colotomy — co·lot·o·my …   English syllables

• colotomy — I. /kəˈlɒtəmi/ (say kuh lotuhmee) noun Medicine a surgical procedure involving an incision into the colon. {colo(n)2 + tomy} –colotomic, adjective II. /kəˈlɒtəmi/ (say kuh lotuhmee) noun …   Australian English dictionary

• colotomy —   n. surgical incision into colon …   Dictionary of difficult words

• colotomy — n. (pl. ies) Surgery an incision in the colon. Etymology: as COLON(2) + TOMY …   Useful english dictionary

• Cycle (music) — A music cycle is when a section of a song/music is repeated. In music a cycle is a section which is repeated or repeatable indefinitely, with the end of a preceding repetition leading to the beginning of a succeeding repetition. Cycles may be… …   Wikipedia

• Caesar Hawkins — For other people named Caesar Hawkins, see Caesar Hawkins (disambiguation). Caesar H. Hawkins Caesar (or Cæsar) Henry Hawkins FRS (19 September 1798 – 20 July 1884) was a British surgeon. Life He was the son of the Rev. E. Hawkins and grandson of …   Wikipedia