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sigmoidostomy

noun

sigmoidostomy

noun

Etymology From sigmoid + -ostomy.

1

Medicine, Sciences, Surgery An operation involving the formation of an artificial opening from the sigmoid colon through the abdominal wall.

Related terms
sigmoidectomy

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