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ostomy

ostomy

See also: -ostomy

English

Noun

ostomy ‎(plural ostomies)

(surgery) A surgical procedure to provide an exit point for the waste of an organism.
(medicine) An exit point created by such surgical procedure.

Derived terms

ostomate

Related terms

Translations

surgical procedure

Finnish: avanteen (fi) teko (fi)

Spanish: ostomía f

exit point

Finnish: avanne (fi)

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