Colotomy
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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 …
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
