- ileostomy
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ileostomy
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ileostomy — [il΄ē äs′tə mē] n. the surgical operation of making an opening in the ileum … English World dictionary
Ileostomy — Interventions infobox Name = PAGENAME ICD10 = ICD9 = 46.2 MeshID = D007081 OtherCodes = An ileostomy is a stoma that has been constructed by bringing the end or loop of small intestine (the ileum) out onto the surface of the skin. Intestinal… … Wikipedia
ileostomy — Establishment of a fistula through which the ileum discharges directly to the outside of the body. [ileo + G. stoma, mouth] Brooke i. i. in which the divided proximal ileum, brought through the abdominal wall, is evaginated and its edge is… … Medical dictionary
ileostomy — An opening into the ileum, part of the small intestine, from the outside of the body. An ileostomy provides a new path for waste material to leave the body after part of the intestine has been removed … English dictionary of cancer terms
ileostomy bag — n a container designed to receive feces discharged through an ileostomy * * * any of various plastic or latex bags for the collection of urine or fecal material following ileostomy or the establishment of an ileal bladder … Medical dictionary
ileostomy bag — noun : a container designed to receive feces discharged through an ileostomy … Useful english dictionary
ileostomy — /il ee os teuh mee/, n., pl. ileostomies. Surg. 1. the construction of an artificial opening from the ileum through the abdominal wall, permitting drainage of the contents of the small intestine. 2. the opening so constructed. [1885 90; ILEO +… … Universalium
ileostomy — noun The surgical operation of attaching the ileum to the abdominal wall at a stoma (similar to a colostomy) … Wiktionary
ileostomy — n. surgical opening made in the lower intestine (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
ileostomy — [ˌɪlɪ ɒstəmi] noun (plural ileostomies) a surgical operation in which a damaged part is removed from the ileum and the end diverted to an artificial opening. Origin C19: from ileum + Gk stoma mouth … English new terms dictionary
