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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. surgical procedure that creates an opening from the ileum through the abdominal wall to function as an anus; performed in cases of cancer of the colon or ulcerative colitis; 



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

ileostomy
    n 1: surgical procedure that creates an opening from the ileum
         through the abdominal wall to function as an anus;
         performed in cases of cancer of the colon or ulcerative
         colitis