noun, plural en·ter·os·to·mies. Surgery.
- the making of an artificial opening into the intestine, which opens onto the abdominal wall, for feeding or drainage.
noun plural -mies
- surgical formation of a permanent opening into the intestine through the abdominal wall, used as an artificial anus, for feeding, etc
n.
- Surgical construction of an opening into the intestine through an incision in the abdominal wall.
- The opening itself.