'Enterotomy' definitions:
Definition of 'enterotomy'
From: WordNet
noun
Surgical operation that creates a permanent opening through the abdominal wall into the intestine [syn: enterostomy, enterotomy]
Definition of 'Enterotomy'
From: GCIDE
- Enterotomy \En`ter*ot"o*my\, n. [Gr. 'e`nteron an intestine + te`mnein to cut.] (Med.) Incision of the intestines, especially in reducing certain cases of hernia. [1913 Webster]