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| ce·cos·to·my [ see kóstəmee ] (plural ce·cos·to·mies) |
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1. opening between cecum and exterior: a surgically formed connection between the interior first part of the large intestine and the outside that is made through an opening in the front of the abdominal wall
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2. surgery to join cecum to exterior: an operation to form a surgical connection between the interior of the start of the large intestine and the outside, through an opening in the front of the abdominal wall
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| [Late 19th century. <cecum] |
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