Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Enterotomy \En`ter*ot"o*my\, n. [Gr. ? an intestine + te`mnein
   to cut.] (Med.)
   Incision of the intestines, especially in reducing certain
   cases of hernia.

Source : WordNet®

enterotomy
     n : surgical operation that creates a permanent opening through
         the abdominal wall into the intestine [syn: {enterostomy}]