See Also: Coloproctectomy(health)

pentosuria (iou) and Coloproctectomy (health)


pentosuria (iou)



pentosuria noun. E20.
[from PENTOSE + -URIA.]
Medicine. (A congenital defect causing) abnormal excretion of pentoses in the urine.
pentosuric adjective & noun (a) adjective of, pertaining to, or having pentosuria; (b) noun an individual with pentosuria: E20.

Coloproctectomy (health)


An operation to remove the colon and rectum. Also called proctocolectomy.