descendostomy

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English

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Etymology

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From descend(ing) +‎ -o- +‎ -stomy.

Noun

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descendostomy (countable and uncountable, plural descendostomies)

  1. (surgery) An operation involving the formation of an artificial opening from the descending colon through the abdominal wall.
    Hypernym: colostomy