Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ileostomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables
ileosto-my
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The surgical operation of attaching the ileum to the abdominal wall at a stoma (similar to a colostomy).

Etymology

From ileo- + -stomy.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

ileostomies (plural)

Derived Forms

duodenoileostomy gastroileostomy ileoileostomy jejunoileostomy

Questions

What does ileostomy mean?
The surgical operation of attaching the ileum to the abdominal wall at a stoma (similar to a colostomy).
Where does ileostomy come from?
From ileo- + -stomy.

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