cystostomy

[ si-stos-tuh-mee ]

noun

, Surgery.

, plural cys·tos·to·mies.

1. the construction of an artificial opening from the bladder through the abdominal wall, permitting the drainage of urine.
2. the opening so constructed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cystostomy¹

First recorded in 1905–10; cysto- + -stomy