1) Enterotomy 2) Operation 3) Surgery 4) Surgical operation 5) Surgical procedure 6) Surgical process 1) Enterotomy 
<procedure> Creation of an artificial external opening or fistula in the intestines. ... (12 Dec 1998) ... 
(en″tәr-os´tә-me) the artificial formation of a stoma (permanent opening into the intestine) through the abdominal wall. See also colostomy and ileostomy. adj., enterosto´mal., adj. Ileostomy, a type of enterostomy, with inset showing in cross-section the protr...
Type: Term Pronunciation: en′tĕr-os′tŏ-mē Definitions: 1. A connection between segments of the intestine or a fistula into the intestine through the abdominal wall.
Enterostomy: A surgical operation that opens the small intestine and brings it through the abdominal wall to create a new opening (a stoma) to permit intestinal draining. Like a colostomy, an enterostomy is a type of ostomy.
[n] - surgical operation that creates a permanent opening through the abdominal wall into the intestine
enterotomy noun surgical operation that creates a permanent opening through the abdominal wall into the intestine
the making of an artificial opening into the intestine, which opens onto the abdominal wall, for feeding or drainage.