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Answer for the clue "Surgical operation that creates a permanent opening through the abdominal wall into the intestine ", 10 letters:
enterotomy

Word definitions for enterotomy in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context surgery English) incision into the intestine

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Enterotomy \En`ter*ot"o*my\, n. [Gr. 'e`nteron an intestine + te`mnein to cut.] (Med.) Incision of the intestines, especially in reducing certain cases of hernia.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Enterotomy , by definition, is the surgical incision into an intestine. It may be a complication of an abdominal surgery including exploratory laparotomies . Category:Digestive system surgery

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. surgical operation that creates a permanent opening through the abdominal wall into the intestine [syn: enterostomy ]