hepatostomy

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noun

Surgical establishment of a fissure into the liver.

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Meanings

nounhepatostomy (countable and uncountable, plural hepatostomies)

plural hepatostomies

  1. countableuncountablemedicineSurgical establishment of a fissure into the liver.

Origin

From hepato- + -stomy.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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