Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: ileostomy  ,i-lee'ós-tu-mee
  1. 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

Derived forms: ileostomies

Type of: ostomy

Encyclopedia: Ileostomy

Nearest

ilama tree
ilang-ilang
ileac
ileal
ileal artery
Île-de-France
ileitis
ileocecal valve
ileocolic artery
ileocolic vein
ileostomy
Iles Comores
Iles Marquises
Ile-St-Louis
ileum
ileus
Ilex
Ilex cornuta
Ilex decidua
Ilex glabra
Ilex paraguariensis