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cystostomy

[ si-stos-tuh-mee ]
/ sɪˈstɒs tə mi /

noun, plural cys·tos·to·mies.Surgery.

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

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Origin of cystostomy

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

Words nearby cystostomy

cystosarcoma, cystoscope, cystoscopic urography, cystoscopy, cystostaxis, cystostomy, cystotome, cystotomy, cystoureteritis, cystoureterography, cystourethritis
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Medical definitions for cystostomy

cystostomy
[ sĭ-stŏs′tə-mē ]

n.

The surgical formation of an opening into the urinary bladder.
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