| COLOSTOMIES | • colostomies n. Plural of colostomy. • COLOSTOMY n. a surgical incision in the colon to provide an artificial anus through the abdominal wall in cases of stricture etc. |
| CYCLOSTOMES | • cyclostomes n. Plural of cyclostome. • CYCLOSTOME n. the lamprey. |
| ENTEROSTOMY | • enterostomy n. (Surgery) The construction of a permanent opening into the intestine through the abdominal wall. • ENTEROSTOMY n. a surgical formation of an opening into the intestine through the abdominal wall. |
| GASTROSTOMY | • gastrostomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure for making an opening in the stomach as part of an operation. • GASTROSTOMY n. a cutting into, or opening of, the abdomen or the stomach, also GASTROTOMY. |
| GNATHOSTOME | • gnathostome n. (Zoology) Any vertebrate with jaws, including amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and most modern fish, in… • GNATHOSTOME n. any vertebrate of the superclass Gnathostomata, having a mouth with jaws, including all vertebrates except the agnathans. |
| ILEOSTOMIES | • ileostomies n. Plural of ileostomy. • ILEOSTOMY n. removal of the ileum, the anterior or superior bone of the pelvis. |
| JEJUNOSTOMY | • jejunostomy n. (Medicine) The surgical creation of an opening into the jejunum to allow artificial feeding. • JEJUNOSTOMY n. surgical excision of the jejunum. |
| MONOSTOMOUS | • monostomous adj. (Zoology) Having a single mouth or similar opening. • MONOSTOMOUS adj. having only one mouth, pore or similar opening, also MONOSTOME. |
| NEPHROSTOME | • nephrostome n. The funnel-shaped opening of a nephridium into the body cavity. • NEPHROSTOME n. the funnel-shaped coelomic opening of a typical nephridium. |
| NOSTOMANIAS | • NOSTOMANIA n. an overwhelming desire to return home or to go back to familiar places. |
| PLAGIOSTOME | • plagiostome n. (Zoology) One of the Plagiostomi. • PLAGIOSTOME n. any fish families of the Plagiostomata or Plagiostomi, the cross-mouthed fishes, sharks and ray. |
| PROTOSTOMES | • protostomes n. Plural of protostome. • PROTOSTOME n. a major group of bilateral metazoan animals, that includes mollusks and annelids. |
| TELEOSTOMES | • teleostomes n. Plural of teleostome. • TELEOSTOME n. a fish with membrane bones in the skull, jaws etc., as with any ordinary fish except skates and rays. |
| XEROSTOMATA | • XEROSTOMA n. excessive dryness of the mouth due to insufficient secretions, also XEROSTOMIA. |
| XEROSTOMIAS | • xerostomias n. Plural of xerostomia. • XEROSTOMIA n. excessive dryness of the mouth due to insufficient secretions, also XEROSTOMA. |