colostomy

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    a surgical operation that creates an opening from the colon to the surface of the body to function as an anus

Word Origin

colostomy (n.)
1888, from colon (n.2) + Modern Latin -stoma "opening, orifice," from Greek stoma "opening, mouth" (see stoma).

Example

1. Changing your husband 's colostomy bags ?

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