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transversostomy

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

Noun

transversostomy (countable and uncountable, plural transversostomies)

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

Forms of transversostomy

pluraltransversostomies

Origin of transversostomy

From transverse + -o- + -stomy.

Questions about transversostomy

What does transversostomy mean?
Transversostomy means an operation involving the formation of an artificial opening from the transverse colon through the abdominal wall.
What part of speech is transversostomy?
Transversostomy is a noun.
What is the plural of transversostomy?
The plural of transversostomy is transversostomies.

Words near transversostomy in the dictionary

  1. transversomedial
  2. transversospinal
  3. transversospinales
  4. transversospinalis
  5. transversostomies
  6. transversostomy
  7. transversus abdominis
  8. transvert
  9. transverted
  10. transverter
  11. transverters

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