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ileostomy

[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.
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Origin of ileostomy

First recorded in 1885–90; ileo- + -stomy
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British Dictionary definitions for ileostomy

ileostomy

noun plural -mies
  1. the surgical formation of a permanent opening through the abdominal wall into the ileum
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ileostomy in Medicine

ileostomy

(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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