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en⋅ter⋅os⋅to⋅my

  [en-tuh-ros-tuh-mee]
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–noun, plural -mies. Surgery.
the making of an artificial opening into the intestine, which opens onto the abdominal wall, for feeding or drainage.
Origin:
1875–80; entero- + -stomy

Related forms:
en⋅ter⋅os⋅to⋅mal, adjective
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en·ter·os·to·my   (ěn'tə-rŏs'tə-mē)   
n.   pl. en·ter·os·to·mies
Surgical construction of an opening in the intestine through the abdominal wall.
en'ter·os'to·mal adj.
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Main Entry: en·ter·os·to·my
Pronunciation: "ent-&-'räs-t&-mE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
: a surgical formation of an opening into the intestine through the abdominal wall —en·ter·os·to·mal /-t&-m&l/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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enterostomy en·ter·os·to·my (ěn'tə-rŏs'tə-mē)
n.

  1. Surgical construction of an opening into the intestine through an incision in the abdominal wall.

  2. The opening itself.

en'ter·os'to·mal adj.

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