gastrocolostomy
[gas″tro-kah-los´tah-me] surgical anastomosis of the stomach to the colon.
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gas·tro·co·los·to·my
(gas'trō-kō-los'tŏ-mē), Establishment of a communication between stomach and colon usually secondary to gastric ulcer disease or a malignant process in either the colon or stomach.
[gastro- + G. kōlon, colon, + stoma, mouth]
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gastrocolostomy
(găs′trō-kə-lŏs′tə-mē)n. The surgical formation of a communication between the stomach and the colon.
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gas·tro·co·los·to·my
(gas'trō-kŏ-los'tŏ-mē) Establishment of a communication between stomach and colon.
[gastro- + G. kōlon, colon, + stoma, mouth]
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