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appendicostomies

appendicostomies is the plural of appendicostomy.

Meaning of appendicostomy

Noun

appendicostomy (countable and uncountable, plural appendicostomies)

  1. A surgical procedure that uses the appendix to create a small opening on the abdomen, allowing a person to flush the colon with liquid from above to help empty the bowels in a controlled way.

Questions about appendicostomies

What is appendicostomies the plural of?
Appendicostomies is the plural of appendicostomy.

Words near appendicostomies in the dictionary

  1. appendicled
  2. appendicles
  3. appendico-
  4. appendicolith
  5. appendicoliths
  6. appendicostomies
  7. appendicostomy
  8. appendicovesical
  9. appendicovesicostomies
  10. appendicovesicostomy
  11. appendicula

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