Term: sigmoidectomy: surgical removal of part or all of the sigmoid colon (usually to remove a malignant tumor)
Candidate hypernym: ablation: surgical removal of a body part or tissue → 1
Candidate hypernym: filtration: the act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter → 0
Candidate hypernym: repetition: the act of doing or performing again → 0
Candidate hypernym: desperate: a person who is frightened and in need of help → 0
Candidate hypernym: board: food or meals in general → 0
Candidate hypernym: stapes: the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea → 0
Candidate hypernym: barbet: small brightly colored stout-billed tropical bird having short weak wings → 0
Candidate hypernym: maidenliness: behavior befitting a young maiden → 0
Candidate hypernym: cleistothecium: closed spore-bearing structure of some fungi (especially Aspergillaceae and Erysiphaceae) from which spores are released only by decay or disintegration → 0
Candidate hypernym: partial verdict: (criminal law) a finding that the defendant is guilty of some charges but innocent of others → 0
Candidate hypernym: sweat gland: any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration → 0