ureterostomy [yoo-ree-tuh-ros-tuh-mee] Word Origin noun, plural u·re·ter·os·to·mies. Surgery.
- the construction of an artificial opening from the ureter through the abdominal wall or the flanks, permitting the passage of urine.
- the opening so constructed.
Origin of ureterostomy First recorded in 1900–05; ureter + -o- + -stomy ureterostomy in Medicine ureterostomy [yu-rē′tə-rŏs′tə-mē] n.
- Surgical establishment of an external opening into the ureter.