colostomy

[kuh-los-tuh-mee]

noun, plural co·los·to·mies. Surgery.

the construction of an artificial opening from the colon through the abdominal wall, thus bypassing a diseased portion of the lower intestine and permitting the passage of intestinal contents.

the opening so constructed.

Origin of colostomy

First recorded in 1885–90; colo- + -stomy

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Examples from the Web for colostomy

Contemporary Examples of colostomy

And, thanks to a host of women posting photos of themselves with their colostomy bags, the condition is shedding its stigma.
The Brave Colostomy Bag Selfies
Charlotte Lytton
July 2, 2014
But Castro nixed having a colostomy, perhaps out of pride, machismo, or hubris—or some combination of the three.
The Day Castro Wept
A. L. Bardach
September 17, 2009

British Dictionary definitions for colostomy

colostomy

noun plural -mies

the surgical formation of an opening from the colon onto the surface of the body, which functions as an anus

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Word Origin and History for colostomy

1888, from colon (n.2) + Modern Latin -stoma "opening, orifice," from Greek stoma "opening, mouth" (see stoma).

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