colopexostomy

co·lo·pex·os·to·my

(kō'lō-peks-os'tō-mē), Rarely used term for establishment of connection between the lumen of the colon and the skin after the colon's fixation to the abdominal wall. [colo- + G. pēxis, fixation, + stoma, mouth]

colopexostomy

(kō′lə-pĕk-sŏs′tə-mē)n. The surgical formation of an artificial anus by creation of an opening into the colon after its fixation to the abdominal wall.

colopexostomy

(kō″lō-pĕks-ŏs′tō-mē) [Gr. kolon, colon, + pexis, fixation, + stoma, mouth] The creation of a colostomy, made by connecting the colon to the abdominal wall.