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