ostomy

[ os-tuh-mee ]

/ ˈɒs tə mi /

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noun, plural os·to·mies.

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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Origin of ostomy

1955–60; generalized from words in which -ostomy is the final element; see -o-, -stomy

Words nearby ostomy

ostinato, ostiole, ostium, ostler, ostmark, ostomy, ostosis, Ostpolitik, Ostpreussen, ostracism, ostracize

How to use ostomy in a sentence

For many that means living with the damage the disease has done to their intestinal tract, and sometimes with the altering impacts of surgery done to manage it, such as ostomy pouches or increased incontinence.
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