enterocolostomy
[ ĕn′tə-rō-kə-lŏs′tə-mē ]
n.
The surgical formation of a connection between the small intestine and colon.
The connection itself.
Nearby words
- enterocleisis,
- enteroclysis,
- enterococcus,
- enterocoele,
- enterocolitis,
- enterocyst,
- enterocystocele,
- enterocystoma,
- enteroendocrine cell,
- enteroenterostomy
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