en·ter·os·to·my ( n t -r s t-m )n. pl. en·ter·os·to·mies Surgical construction of an opening in the intestine through the abdominal wall. en ter·osto·mal adj. |
enterostomy [ˌɛntəˈrɒstəmɪ]
n pl -mies
(Medicine / Surgery) surgical formation of a permanent opening into the intestine through the abdominal wall, used as an artificial anus, for feeding, etc.
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| Noun | 1. | enterostomy - surgical operation that creates a permanent opening through the abdominal wall into the intestine surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery" |
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