colocolostomy

noun

colocolostomy

noun

Etymology From colo- (“relating to the colon”) + colo- (“relating to the colon”) + -stomy (“surgery creating a communication”).

Medicine, Sciences, Surgery A surgery in which two parts of the colon are connected together to restore or create continuity of intestinal flow after a damaged or diseased section is removed.

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