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descendostomy

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

Noun

descendostomy (countable and uncountable, plural descendostomies)

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

Forms of descendostomy

pluraldescendostomies

Origin of descendostomy

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

Questions about descendostomy

What does descendostomy mean?
Descendostomy means an operation involving the formation of an artificial opening from the descending colon through the abdominal wall.
What part of speech is descendostomy?
Descendostomy is a noun.
What is the plural of descendostomy?
The plural of descendostomy is descendostomies.

Words near descendostomy in the dictionary

  1. descending s
  2. descending upon
  3. descendingly
  4. descendings
  5. descendostomies
  6. descendostomy
  7. descends
  8. descends into the arena
  9. descends on
  10. descends upon
  11. descension

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