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.
Etymology: 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.
Etymology: ILEUM + Gk stoma mouth
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012