Colostomy

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  • noun. Surgical construction of an artificial excretory opening from the colon.
  • noun. The opening created by such a surgical procedure.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In surgery, the establishment of a permanent opening (artificial anus) into some portion of the colon.
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  • noun. An incision into the colon to allow for drainage.
  • noun. The opening produced in such incision.
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  • noun. a surgical operation that creates an opening from the colon to the surface of the body to function as an anus
    • Word Usage
    "The word colostomy is derived from Greek: ‘kolon’ which means large bowel, ‘stoumon’ which means to provide an opening, and ‘tome’ which means a cutting operation."
    Form
    colostomy bag  ostomy  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    ostomy  
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