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ascendostomy

ascendostomy noun: an operation involving the formation of an artificial opening from the ascending colon through the abdominal wall.

Noun

ascendostomy (countable and uncountable, plural ascendostomies)

  1. An operation involving the formation of an artificial opening from the ascending colon through the abdominal wall.

Forms of ascendostomy

pluralascendostomies

Origin of ascendostomy

From ascend(ing) + -o- + -stomy.

Questions about ascendostomy

What does ascendostomy mean?
Ascendostomy means an operation involving the formation of an artificial opening from the ascending colon through the abdominal wall.
What part of speech is ascendostomy?
Ascendostomy is a noun.
What is the plural of ascendostomy?
The plural of ascendostomy is ascendostomies.

Words near ascendostomy in the dictionary

  1. ascending pharyngeal arteries
  2. ascending pharyngeal artery
  3. ascendingly
  4. ascendings
  5. ascendostomies
  6. ascendostomy
  7. ascends
  8. ascension
  9. Ascension crake
  10. Ascension crakes
  11. Ascension Day

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