enterostomy

A noun referring to a surgical procedure in which a permanent opening is made through the abdominal wall into the intestine.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant une intervention chirurgicale consistant à créer une ouverture permanente dans la paroi abdominale pour aboucher l'intestin à la peau, afin de permettre l'évacuation du contenu intestinal.

1. Surgical opening into the intestine C2 formal medical

   A surgical procedure that creates a permanent opening (stoma) through the abdominal wall into the intestine, allowing for the passage of waste or the administration of nutrition.

   • The patient required an enterostomy after the intestinal blockage was removed.
   • The surgeon performed an enterostomy to bypass the damaged section of the bowel.
   • After the enterostomy, the patient was trained on how to care for the stoma.

   🇫🇷Entérostomie

• enterostomies plural form
• enterostomies' possessive plural form
• enterostomy's possessive singular form