enterostomies

Variant of enterostomy

enterostomy definition

en·ter·os·tomy (en′tər äs′tə mē)

noun pl. enterostomies -·mies

the surgical operation of making an artificial opening into the intestine through the abdominal wall, as for drainage

Etymology: entero- + -stomy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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