sigmoidostomy /sig·moid·os·to·my/ (sig″moi-dos´tah-me) creation of an artificial opening from the sigmoid colon to the body surface; the opening so created.
sigmoidostomy
sigmoidostomy [sig″moi-dos´tah-me]
sig·moid·os·to·my (s g moi-d s t -m )n. Establishment of an artificial anus by surgically creating an opening into the sigmoid colon. |
sigmoidostomy
[sig′moidos′təmē]
the surgical creation of an anus in the pelvic colon.
sigmoidostomy [sig″moi-dos´tah-me]
surgical creation of an opening from the surface of the body into the sigmoid colon.
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