ureteroureterostomy

/jʊˌriːtəroʊjʊˌriːtəˈrɒstəmi/

noun

A surgical procedure in which the two ureters are connected to each other. It’s done when there’s a need to bypass a damaged, obstructed, or diseased section of the ureter, or when a part of the ureter has been removed for treatment.

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Meanings

nounureteroureterostomy (plural ureteroureterostomies)

plural ureteroureterostomies

  1. medicineA surgical procedure in which the two ureters are connected to each other. It’s done when there’s a need to bypass a damaged, obstructed, or diseased section of the ureter, or when a part of the ureter has been removed for treatment.

Origin

From uretero- + uretero- + -stomy.

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