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Definition 2024

colostomy

colostomy

English

Noun

colostomy ‎(plural colostomies)

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

Derived terms

Translations

incision

Finnish: kolostomia

French: colostomie (fr) f

opening

Finnish: paksusuoliavanne