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ureterovesicostomy (medicine) and watershoot (iou)


ureterovesicostomy (medicine)


ureterovesicostomy
<procedure> Surgical joining of a ureter to the bladder.

Origin: uretero-+ L. Vesica, bladder, + stoma, mouth


watershoot (iou)



watershoot noun. L16.
[from WATER noun + SHOOT noun1.]
A vigorous but unproductive shoot from the trunk, main branch, or root of a tree. L16.
a. Outflow of drainage water from land; water carried off by drainage. E17-M19.
b. A gutter or channel for the overflow of water. E17.
A waterfall, a cascade. Only in M18.
= water-chute s.v. WATER noun. E20.