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ileocolostomy

American

[il-ee-oh-kuh-los-tuh-mee] / ˌɪl i oʊ kəˈlɒs tə mi /

noun

the surgical formation of an artificial opening between the ileum and the colon.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

ileocolostomies

plural

Etymology

Origin of ileocolostomy

First recorded in 1885–90; ileo- + colostomy

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