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fistuloenterostomy

/ˌfɪstjʊloʊˌɛntərˈɒstəmi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fis-tu-loen-teros-to-my
IPA
/ˌfɪstjʊloʊˌɛntərˈɒstəmi/
26
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An operation to create a surgical connection between a fistula and the intestine.

Countable; Uncountable

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Etymology

From fistulo- (“fistula”) + entero- (“intestine”) + -stomy (“mouth, surgical connection”), from Latin fistula (“pipe, tube”), Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron, “intestine”), and Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma, “mouth”).

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Inflected Forms

fistuloenterostomies (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce fistuloenterostomy?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfɪstjʊloʊˌɛntərˈɒstəmi/.
What does fistuloenterostomy mean?
An operation to create a surgical connection between a fistula and the intestine.
Where does fistuloenterostomy come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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