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Meaning of ENTEROTOMY

Pronunciation:  `entu'râtumee

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 Definition: [n]  surgical operation that creates a permanent opening through the abdominal wall into the intestine
 
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 Synonyms: enterostomy
 
 See Also: operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\En`ter*ot"o*my\, n. [Gr. ? an intestine + te`mnein
to cut.] (Med.)
Incision of the intestines, especially in reducing certain
cases of hernia.
 
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