transureteroureterostomy

noun

trans·ure·tero·ure·ter·os·to·my ˌtran(t)s-yu̇-ˌrēt-ə-ˌrō-yu̇-ˌrēt-ə-ˈräs-tə-mē, ˌtranz-

plural transureteroureterostomies

: anastomosis of a ureter to the contralateral ureter

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