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ostomy (s), ostomies (pl) (nouns)
An operation to create an opening from an area inside the body to the outside: "The doctors performed a surgical procedure that created an artificial opening from the colon to create an artificial excretory opening between the colon and the surface of the body for the elimination of body wastes."
This entry is located in the following unit: stomato-, stomat-, stom-, -stoma, -stomatous, -stomous, -stome, -stomy, -ostomy, -ostome, (page 5)