Colectomy. The primary treatment for colon cancer is surgery. The part of the large bowel with cancer is removed, along with surrounding lymph nodes. Removal of the colon is called a colectomy. The remaining bowel is then joined together. Joining the bowel is called an anastomosis.
variants: or distention play \ dis-Ëten-chÉn \ medical Definition of distension : the act of distending or the state of being distended especially unduly or abnormally no noticeable distension of the abdomen
Distension of a plant cell wall and membrane by the fluid contents. the state of tension of cell membranes that is caused by the osmotic pressure of the intracellular fluid (P int), the osmotic pressure of the external solution (P ext), and the resilience of the cell membrane.