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noun
An incision into the colon to allow for drainage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
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noun
The opening produced in such incision.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: ostomy
History
From colo- + -stomy.
Across languages
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
