enterotomy

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noun

incision into the intestine

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Meanings

nounenterotomy (plural enterotomies)

plural enterotomies

  1. medicineincision into the intestine

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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enterostomy
Broader
operationsurgerysurgical operation
Also see
enterostomy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From entero- + -tomy.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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