ascendostomy
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From ascend(ing) + -o- + -stomy.
Noun[edit]
ascendostomy (countable and uncountable, plural ascendostomies)
- (surgery) An operation involving the formation of an artificial opening from the ascending colon through the abdominal wall.
- Hypernym: colostomy