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ostomies

  • plural
    of ostomy.
    ostomy
    noun
    any of various surgical procedures, as a colostomy, in which an artificial opening is made so as to permit the drainage of waste products either into an appropriate organ or to the outside of the body.

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“A bag is better than a box,” people with ostomies joke online.

From New York Times ● Aug. 27, 2015

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