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sigmoidostomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sig-moi-dos-to-my
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An operation involving the formation of an artificial opening from the sigmoid colon through the abdominal wall.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From sigmoid + -ostomy.

Usage

Inflected Forms

sigmoidostomies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

sigmoidectomy

Questions

What does sigmoidostomy mean?
An operation involving the formation of an artificial opening from the sigmoid colon through the abdominal wall.
Where does sigmoidostomy come from?
From sigmoid + -ostomy.

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