Enterotomy

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    incision into the intestine
  2. 2
    surgical operation that creates a permanent opening through the abdominal wall into the intestine wordnet

Etymology

From entero- + -tomy.

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