Medical Dictionary

appendicostomy

noun ap·pen·di·cos·to·my \ə-ˌpen-də-ˈkäs-tə-mē\
plural ap·pen·di·cos·to·mies

Medical Definition of APPENDICOSTOMY

:  the surgical operation of opening the vermiform appendix to irrigate the large intestine

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