enterocolostomy

enterocolostomy

 [en″ter-o-kah-los´tah-me]

surgical anastomosis of the small intestine to the colon.

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]

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.

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]