URETEROSTOMY Definition & Meaning

ureterostomy

[ yoo-ree-tuh-ros-tuh-mee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

Surgery.

plural ureterostomies.

the construction of an artificial opening from the ureter through the abdominal wall or the flanks, permitting the passage of urine.
the opening so constructed.

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First recorded in 1900–05; ureter + -o- + -stomy

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