enterostomy

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noun

The construction of a permanent opening into the intestine through the abdominal wall.

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enterotomy
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Meanings

nounenterostomy (plural enterostomies)

plural enterostomies

  1. medicineThe construction of a permanent opening into the intestine through the abdominal wall.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsurgical operation that creates a permanent opening through the abdominal wall into the intestine

Similar
enterotomy
Broader
operationsurgerysurgical operation
Also see
enterotomy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From entero- + -stomy.

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Translations

Italian enterostomia
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Cite this entry
APA

enterostomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enterostomy

MLA

“enterostomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enterostomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enterostomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enterostomy.

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