colostomy
colostomy · colostomies
колостомия
An incision into the colon to allow for drainageAn incision into the colon to allow for drainage.
Meaning
2 sensesAn incision into the colon to allow for drainage.
The opening produced in such incision.
колостоми́яkolostomíja, колостоми́яkolostomíja
More definitions
- a surgical operation that creates an opening from the colon to the surface of the body to function as an anus
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
incision:
Origin
From colo- + -stomy.From colo- + -stomy.
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Forms
plural: colostomies| Singular | colostomy |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsopening:stoma
Word family
4 related wordsSee also
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