Associations to the word «Ileostomy»

Wiktionary

ILEOSTOMY, noun. The surgical operation of attaching the ileum to the abdominal wall at a stoma (similar to a colostomy).

Dictionary definition

ILEOSTOMY, noun. Surgical procedure that creates an opening from the ileum through the abdominal wall to function as an anus; performed in cases of cancer of the colon or ulcerative colitis.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats