ileotomy

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noun

cutting into the ileum; ileostomy

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Meanings

nounileotomy (plural ileotomies)

plural ileotomies

  1. medicinecutting into the ileum; ileostomy

Origin

From ileo- + -tomy.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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