Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Ileostomía
Ileostomy (IL-ee-OS-toh-mee)
An opening into the ileum, part of the small intestine, from the outside of the body. An ileostomy provides a new path for waste material to leave the body after part of the intestine has been removed.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.