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transversostomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
transver-sos-to-my
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From transverse + -o- + -stomy.

Usage

Inflected Forms

transversostomies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

transversectomy

Questions

What does transversostomy mean?
An operation involving the formation of an artificial opening from the transverse colon through the abdominal wall.
Where does transversostomy come from?
From transverse + -o- + -stomy.

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