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surgical removal of part or all of the sigmoid colon (usually to remove a malignant tumor)

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  1. n. surgical removal of part or all of the sigmoid colon (usually to remove a malignant tumor)
  2. n surgical removal of part or all of the sigmoid colon (usually to remove a malignant tumor)