coloproctostomy

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noun

A surgical procedure in which the colon is connected to the rectum after a diseased or damaged section of the intestine has been removed, allowing waste to continue passing normally through the digestive tract.

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Meanings

nouncoloproctostomy (plural coloproctostomies)

plural coloproctostomies

  1. medicineA surgical procedure in which the colon is connected to the rectum after a diseased or damaged section of the intestine has been removed, allowing waste to continue passing normally through the digestive tract.

Origin

From colo- + procto- + -stomy.

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APA

coloproctostomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coloproctostomy

MLA

“coloproctostomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coloproctostomy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coloproctostomy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coloproctostomy.

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