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appendicostomy

appendicostomy noun: 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.

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.

Forms of appendicostomy

pluralappendicostomies

Origin of appendicostomy

From appendico- + -stomy or appendic- + -ostomy.

Questions about appendicostomy

What does appendicostomy mean?
Appendicostomy means 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.
What part of speech is appendicostomy?
Appendicostomy is a noun.
What is the plural of appendicostomy?
The plural of appendicostomy is appendicostomies.

Words near appendicostomy in the dictionary

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

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