A surgical procedure that creates an opening between the small intestine and the colon to bypass a diseased section.
From 'entero-' (small intestine), 'colo-' (colon), and '-stomy' (to create an opening). This surgical term emerged in the late 1800s as surgeons developed techniques to connect different parts of the digestive tract.
This bypass surgery is like rerouting traffic around a broken road—surgeons figured out they could bypass damaged intestines by connecting the healthy parts directly to each other!
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