Ostomy definitions

Ostomy

1) Colostomy 2) Ileostomy
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Ostomy

1) Operation 2) Surgery 3) Surgical operation 4) Surgical procedure 5) Surgical process
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ostomy

(from Latin ostium, `mouth`), any procedure in which an artificial stoma, or opening, is surgically created; the term is also used for the opening ...
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ostomy

An operation to create an opening (a stoma) from an area inside the body to the outside. Colostomy and urostomy are types of ostomies.
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ostomy

<procedure> An operation to create an opening from an area inside the body to the outside. See glossary entry for colostomy. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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ostomy

(os´tә-me) an operation in which an artificial opening is formed, such as a colostomy or ureterostomy; see also stoma.
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ostomy

Type: Term Pronunciation: os′tŏ-mē Definitions: 1. An artificial stoma or opening into the urinary or gastrointestinal canal, or the trachea. 2. Any operation by which a permanent opening is created between two hollow organs or between a hollow viscus and the skin externally, as in tracheostomy.
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Ostomy

Ostomy: An operation to create an opening from an area inside the body to the outside.
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ostomy

[n] - surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening for the elimination of bodily wastes
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ostomy

noun surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening for the elimination of bodily wastes
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ostomy

any of various surgical procedures, as a colostomy, in which an artificial opening is made so as to permit the drainage of waste products either into an appropriate organ or to the outside of the body.
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Ostomy

an operation that is done when there is damage to a section of intestine. It creates an opening in the wall of the abdomen, and brings a portion of intestine through the opening so stool can leave the body.
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ostomy

surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening for the elimination of bodily wastes
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