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ILEOSTOMY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ileostomy mean?
• ILEOSTOMY (noun)
The noun ILEOSTOMY has 1 sense:
1. surgical procedure that creates an opening from the ileum through the abdominal wall to function as an anus; performed in cases of cancer of the colon or ulcerative colitis
Familiarity information: ILEOSTOMY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Surgical procedure that creates an opening from the ileum through the abdominal wall to function as an anus; performed in cases of cancer of the colon or ulcerative colitis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("ileostomy" is a kind of...):
ostomy (surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening for the elimination of bodily wastes)
Context examples
An ileostomy provides a new path for waste material to leave the body after part of the intestine has been removed.
(Ileostomy, NCI Dictionary)
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