ileostomy

[il-ee-os-tuh-mee]

il·e·os·to·my

[il-ee-os-tuh-mee]
noun, plural il·e·os·to·mies. Surgery.
1.
the construction of an artificial opening from the ileum through the abdominal wall, permitting drainage of the contents of the small intestine.
2.
the opening so constructed.

Origin:
1885–90; ileo- + -stomy
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Ileostomy has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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ileostomy (ˌɪlɪˈɒstəmɪ)
 
n , pl -mies
the surgical formation of a permanent opening through the abdominal wall into the ileum

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ileostomy il·e·os·to·my (ĭl'ē-ŏs'tə-mē)
n.

  1. Surgical construction of an artificial excretory opening through the abdominal wall into the ileum.

  2. The opening created by such a surgical procedure.

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