transureteroureterostomy

transureteroureterostomy definition - medical

trans·u·re·ter·o·u·re·ter·os·to·my (trănsˌyo͝o-rēˌtə-rō-yo͝o-rēˌtə-rŏsˈtə-mē, trănzˌ-)

noun
The suture of the transected end of one ureter into the intact opposite ureter.

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