Establishment of a new communication between two segments of intestine. SYN: enteroanastomosis, intestinal anastomosis.
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en·tero·en·te·ros·to·my .ent-ə-rō-.ent-ə-'räs-tə-mē n, pl -mies surgical anastomosis of two parts of the intestine with creation of an opening between them
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en·tero·en·ter·os·to·my (en″tər-o-en″tər-osґtə-me) surgical anastomosis between two segments of the intestine. Called also enteroanastomosis.Medical dictionary. 2011.