Usually means: Surgical removal of colon, rectum.
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  1. proctocolectomy: Wiktionary
  2. proctocolectomy: Dictionary.com
  3. Proctocolectomy: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. Digestive Diseases Dictionary (No longer online)
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  4. proctocolectomy: Medical dictionary
  5. Inflammatory Bowel Disease Glossary (No longer online)
  6. University of Maryland Glossary of Medical Terms (No longer online)
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noun:  (surgery) The removal of the rectum and all or part of the colon.

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