n. (pl. -ies) a surgical operation in which the ileum is brought through the abdominal wall to create an artificial opening for the evacuation of the intestinal contents.
[ ILEUM + Gk stoma mouth ]
n. (pl. -ies) a surgical operation in which the ileum is brought through the abdominal wall to create an artificial opening for the evacuation of the intestinal contents.
[ ILEUM + Gk stoma mouth ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012