strictureplasty

noun

Etymology

From stricture + -plasty.

  1. derived from strictus
  2. borrowed from strictūra
  3. suffixed as strictureplasty — “stricture + plasty

Definitions

  1. The surgical removal of part of the bowel affected by scar tissue.

The neighborhood

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