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colostomy

[ kuh-los-tuh-mee ]

noun

, Surgery.
, plural co·los·to·mies.
  1. 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.
  2. the opening so constructed.


colostomy

/ kəˈlɒstəmɪ /

noun

  1. the surgical formation of an opening from the colon onto the surface of the body, which functions as an anus
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


colostomy

/ kə-lŏstə-mē /

  1. Surgical construction of an opening from the colon through the abdominal wall to the outside of the body for the purpose of excretion.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of colostomy1

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

And, thanks to a host of women posting photos of themselves with their colostomy bags, the condition is shedding its stigma.

After a life-saving colostomy was performed, Castro was deeply distraught.

But Castro nixed having a colostomy, perhaps out of pride, machismo, or hubris—or some combination of the three.

He would not listen to anyone because he could not bear the idea of it [the external colostomy bag].

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