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proctostomy

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proctostomy /proc·tos·to·my/ (prok-tos´tah-me) creation of a permanent artificial opening from the body surface into the rectum.

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Surgical formation of an artificial opening into the rectum. Also called rectostomy.

proctostomy

surgical creation of a permanent artificial opening from the body surface into the rectum.

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