单词 | ureterostomy |
释义 | ureterostomy in American English (jʊˌritərˈɑstəmi) nounWord forms: plural uˌreterˈostomies the surgical creation of an artificial opening for the direct discharge of urine from the ureter Word origin uretero- + -stomyureterostomy in American English (juˌritəˈrɑstəmi) nounWord forms: plural -mies Surgery 1. the construction of an artificial opening from the ureter through the abdominal wall or the flanks, permitting the passage of urine 2. the opening so constructed Word origin [1900–05; ureter + -o- + -stomy]This word is first recorded in the period 1900–05. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Young Turk, cathode-ray tube, elder statesman, geopolitics, hookup-o- is the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Greek origin (as -i- is, in compounds of Latin origin), used regularly in forming new compounds with elementsof Greek origin and often used in English as a connective irrespective of etymology(Franco-Italian; geography; seriocomic; speedometer); -stomy is a combining form used in the names of surgical operations that involve the establishmentof an artificial opening into or between the part or parts specified by the initialelement. Other words that use the affix -stomy include: cystostomy, gastrostomy, ileostomy, thoracostomy, tracheostomyExamples of 'ureterostomy' in a sentence |
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