ILEOSTOMY
\ˌɪlɪˈɒstəmɪ], \ˌɪlɪˈɒstəmɪ], \ˌɪ_l_ɪ__ˈɒ_s_t_ə_m_ɪ]\
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surgical procedure that creates an opening from the ileum through the abdominal wall to function as an anus; performed in cases of cancer of the colon or ulcerative colitis
By Princeton University
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surgical procedure that creates an opening from the ileum through the abdominal wall to function as an anus; performed in cases of cancer of the colon or ulcerative colitis
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By William R. Warner
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Procollagen Proline Dioxygenase
- mixed-function oxygenase that catalyzes hydroxylation prolyl-glycyl-containing-peptide, usually in protocollagen, hydroxyprolylglycyl-peptide. The enzyme utilizes molecular oxygen with a concomitant oxidative decarboxylation of 2-oxoglutarate to succinate. EC 1.14.11.2.