ileocolostomy

[il-ee-oh-kuh-los-tuh-mee]

il·e·o·co·los·to·my

[il-ee-oh-kuh-los-tuh-mee]
noun, plural il·e·o·co·los·to·mies.
the surgical formation of an artificial opening between the ileum and the colon.

Origin:
1885–90; ileo- + colostomy
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Ileocolostomy has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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ileocolostomy il·e·o·co·los·to·my (ĭl'ē-ō-kə-lŏs'tə-mē)
n.
Surgical construction of an opening between the ileum and the colon.

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