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ileotomy

ileotomy noun: cutting into the ileum; ileostomy.

Noun

ileotomy (plural ileotomies)

  1. cutting into the ileum; ileostomy

Forms of ileotomy

pluralileotomies

Origin of ileotomy

From ileo- + -tomy.

Questions about ileotomy

What does ileotomy mean?
Ileotomy means cutting into the ileum; ileostomy.
What part of speech is ileotomy?
Ileotomy is a noun.
What is the plural of ileotomy?
The plural of ileotomy is ileotomies.

Words near ileotomy in the dictionary

  1. ileostomists
  2. ileostomize
  3. ileostomized
  4. ileostomy
  5. ileotomies
  6. ileotomy
  7. ileourethral
  8. ileovaginal
  9. ileovesical
  10. ileovesicostomies
  11. ileovesicostomy

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