appendicostomy

English

Etymology

From appendico- +‎ -stomy or appendic- +‎ -ostomy.

Noun

appendicostomy (countable and uncountable, plural appendicostomies)

  1. (surgery) The creation of an opening into the vermiform appendix, typically via the navel
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