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ureterostomy

American

[yoo-ree-tuh-ros-tuh-mee] / yʊˌri təˈrɒs tə mi /

noun

Surgery.

the construction of an artificial opening from the ureter through the abdominal wall or the flanks, permitting the passage of urine.
the opening so constructed.

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

ureterostomies

plural

Etymology

Origin of ureterostomy

First recorded in 1900–05; ureter + -o- + -stomy

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