OSTOMY


Meaning of OSTOMY in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' äs-t ə -m ē

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural -mies

Etymology: colostomy

Date: 1957

: an operation (as a colostomy) to create an artificial passage for bodily elimination

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