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colostomy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From colo- + -stomy.

Meanings

  1. An incision into the colon to allow for drainage.
  2. The opening produced in such incision.

Forms

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colostomies Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

coloplasty · colotomy · colectomy

Deriveds

enterocolostomy · gastrocolostomy · colostomy bag · jejunocolostomy

Hypernyms

ostomy · stoma

Synonyms

stoma (opening)

Translations (13)

fi paksusuoliavanne (opening) · ro colostomie (opening) · el κολοστομία (incision) · sv kolostomi (incision) · sv kolostomi (opening) · pt colostomia (incision) · es colostomía (incision) · fi kolostomia (incision) · ru колостоми́я (opening) · fr colostomie (incision) · ro colostomie (incision) · ru колостоми́я (incision) · pt colostomia (opening)