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conduit

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conduit /con·du·it/ (kon´doo-it) channel.
ileal conduit  the surgical anastomosis of the ureters to one end of a detached segment of ileum, the other end being used to form a stoma on the abdominal wall.
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Ileal conduit.
con·duit (knd-t)
n.
A channel for the passage of fluids.
conduit
a channel for the passage of fluids or air.
ileal conduit
the surgical anastomosis of the ureters or a bowel segment to one end of a detached segment of ileum, the other end being used to form a stoma on the abdominal wall.
vascular conduit
artificial blood vessel; used in repair of pulmonic stenosis by providing a bypass of the obstruction and in correction of arteriovenous fistulae.


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