ureterosigmoidostomy

noun

A surgical procedure in which the ureters are diverted into the sigmoid colon.

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Meanings

nounureterosigmoidostomy (plural ureterosigmoidostomies)

plural ureterosigmoidostomies

  1. medicineA surgical procedure in which the ureters are diverted into the sigmoid colon.

Origin

From uretero- + sigmoid + -ostomy.

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Translations

French urétérosigmoidostomie
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