# caecostomy

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An operation involving bringing the caecum through the abdominal wall, most often by a tube, and opening it for drainage or decompression, usually to treat an obstruction of the colon.

## Etymology
From caecum + -stomy.

## Source
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