English Explanatory Dictionary

sigmoidostomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

sigmoidostomy sigmoidostomies

Etymology

From sigmoid + -o- + -stomy.

Related words

sigmoidectomy
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