Medical Dictionary

esophagostomy

noun esoph·a·gos·to·my
plural esoph·a·gos·to·mies

Medical Definition of ESOPHAGOSTOMY

:  surgical creation of an artificial opening into the esophagus

Variants of ESOPHAGOSTOMY

esoph·a·gos·to·my or chiefly British oe·soph·a·gos·to·my \-ˈgäs-tə-mē\

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