Enterotomy
/ˌɛntəˈrɒtəmɪ/
noun (pl) -mies
1.
surgical incision into the intestine
enterotomy en·ter·ot·o·my (ěn’tə-rŏt’ə-mē)
n.
An incision into the intestine.
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