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proctostomy

proctostomy noun: the surgical creation of an artificial opening into the rectum.

Noun

proctostomy (usually uncountable, plural proctostomys)

  1. (usually) the surgical creation of an artificial opening into the rectum

Forms of proctostomy

pluralproctostomys

Words formed from proctostomy

Questions about proctostomy

What does proctostomy mean?
Proctostomy means the surgical creation of an artificial opening into the rectum.
What part of speech is proctostomy?
Proctostomy is a noun.
What is the plural of proctostomy?
The plural of proctostomy is proctostomys.

Words near proctostomy in the dictionary

  1. proctosigmoidoscopes
  2. proctosigmoidoscopic
  3. proctosigmoidoscopically
  4. proctosigmoidoscopies
  5. proctosigmoidoscopy
  6. proctostomy
  7. proctosurgery
  8. proctosurgical
  9. proctotomies
  10. proctotomy
  11. proctotrupid

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