enterocolostomy
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enterocolostomy
[en″ter-o-kah-los´tah-me]surgical anastomosis of the small intestine to the colon.
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en·ter·o·co·los·to·my
(en'tĕr-ō-kō-los'tŏ-mē),Establishment of a new communication between the small intestine and the colon.
[entero- + G. kōlon, colon, + stoma, mouth]
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enterocolostomy
(ĕn′tə-rō-kə-lŏs′tə-mē)n.
1. The surgical formation of a connection between the small intestine and colon.
2. The connection itself.
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en·ter·o·co·los·to·my
(en'tĕr-ō-kŏ-los'tŏ-mē)Establishment of an artificial opening between the small intestine and the colon.
[entero- + G. kōlon, colon, + stoma, mouth]
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