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vesicostomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vesi-cos-to-my
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The surgical creation of a suprapubic cystostomy, a connection between the urinary bladder and the skin, used to drain urine from the bladder.

Etymology

From vesico- + -stomy.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

vesicostomies (plural)

Derived Forms

appendicovesicostomy

Questions

What does vesicostomy mean?
The surgical creation of a suprapubic cystostomy, a connection between the urinary bladder and the skin, used to drain urine from the bladder.
Where does vesicostomy come from?
From vesico- + -stomy.

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