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il⋅e⋅os⋅to⋅my

  [il-ee-os-tuh-mee]
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–noun, plural -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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il·e·os·to·my   (ĭl'ē-ŏs'tə-mē)   
n.   pl. il·e·os·to·mies

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

  2. The opening created by such a surgical procedure.


[ile(um) + -stomy.]
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Main Entry: il·e·os·to·my
Pronunciation: "il-E-'äs-t&-mE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
1 : surgical formation of an artificial anus by connecting the ileum to an opening in the abdominal wall
2 : the artificial opening made by ileostomy
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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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