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cystostomy

[si-stos-tuh-mee]
noun, plural cys·tos·to·mies. Surgery.
  1. the construction of an artificial opening from the bladder through the abdominal wall, permitting the drainage of urine.
  2. the opening so constructed.
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Origin of cystostomy

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

cystostomy

(sĭ-stŏs′tə-mē)
n.
  1. The surgical formation of an opening into the urinary bladder.
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