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enterostomy

[ en-tuh-ros-tuh-mee ]

noun

, Surgery.
, plural en·ter·os·to·mies.
  1. the making of an artificial opening into the intestine, which opens onto the abdominal wall, for feeding or drainage.

enterostomy

/ ˌɛntəˈrɒstəmɪ /

noun

  1. surgical formation of a permanent opening into the intestine through the abdominal wall, used as an artificial anus, for feeding, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • enter·osto·mal adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of enterostomy1

First recorded in 1875–80; entero- + -stomy
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Example Sentences

It had even been proposed to perform the operation of gastro-enterostomy in the belief that some organic disease existed.

"It was a gastro-enterostomy, without complications," he explained.

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