Related Content
- Daily Word Quiz: candid
- Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy
- Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee
- Frequently Misspelled Words
- Frequently Mispronounced Words
- Easily Confused Words
- Writing & Language
ileostomy: Meaning and Definition of
il•e•os•to•my
Pronunciation: (il"ē-os'tu-mē), [key]
— pl. -mies.
- the construction of an artificial opening from the ileum through the abdominal wall, permitting drainage of the contents of the small intestine.
- the opening so constructed.
See also:
- ileostomy (Thesaurus)
