ostomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A surgical procedure to provide an exit point for the waste of an organism.
  2. An exit point created by such surgical procedure.

Word forms

ostomy ostomies

Etymology

Back-formation from colostomy, ileostomy, gastrostomy, and similar terms.

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Translations

Finnish: avanteen teko Spanish: ostomía Swedish: stomioperation
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