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From colo- (“relating to the colon”) + colo- (“relating to the colon”) + -stomy (“surgery creating a communication”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A surgery in which two parts of the colon are connected together to restore or create continuity of intestinal flow after a damaged or diseased section is removed. Full definition →
From colo- (“relating to the colon”) + colo- (“relating to the colon”) + -stomy (“surgery creating a communication”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.