sigmoidostomy

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English

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Etymology

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From sigmoid +‎ -o- +‎ -stomy.

Noun

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sigmoidostomy (countable and uncountable, plural sigmoidostomies)

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