ureteroureterostomy

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ure·tero·ure·ter·os·to·my yu̇-ˌrēt-ə-rō-yu̇-ˌrēt-ər-ˈäs-tə-mē

plural ureteroureterostomies

: surgical establishment of an artificial communication between two ureters or between different parts of the same ureter

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