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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The surgical operation of attaching the ileum to the abdominal wall at a stoma (similar to a colostomy).
2. 2
   surgical procedure that creates an opening from the ileum through the abdominal wall to function as an anus; performed in cases of cancer of the colon or ulcerative colitis wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

ileal ostomyileostomy statusintestinal ostomyostomy statusstoma

Antonyms

All antonyms

intact bowelno ostomynormal bowel function

Etymology

From ileo- + -stomy.