appendicostomy

[ ə-pĕn′dĭ-kŏs′tə-mē ]

n.

Surgical opening of the tip of the veriform appendix to irrigate the bowel.

Words nearby appendicostomy

appendicitis, appendicle, appendico-, appendicolithiasis, appendicolysis, appendicostomy, appendicular, appendicular artery, appendicular muscle, appendicular skeleton, appendicular vein