colostomy

[kuh-los-tuh-mee] /kəˈlɒs tə mi/

noun, plural colostomies. Surgery

the construction of an artificial opening from the colon through the abdominal wall, thus bypassing a diseased portion of the lower intestine and permitting the passage of intestinal contents.

the opening so constructed.

Origin

1885-90; colo- + -stomy

Examples from the web for colostomy

Unfortunately, the accident crushed some of his organs and left him needing a colostomy bag to go to the bathroom.
He survived the surgery, but will have to wear a colostomy bag for the rest of his life.
colostomy is a surgical procedure that brings one end of the large intestine out through the abdominal wall.
The dead bowel tissue is removed and a colostomy or ileostomy is performed.
They can rehearse prostate surgery, perform a virtual colostomy or visualize the results of plastic surgery.
Sometimes the colostomy is needed only until the lower colon has healed, and then it can be reversed.

British Dictionary definitions for colostomy

colostomy

/kəˈlɒstəmɪ/

noun (pl) -mies

the surgical formation of an opening from the colon onto the surface of the body, which functions as an anus

Word Origin and History for colostomy

1888, from colon (n.2) + Modern Latin -stoma "opening, orifice," from Greek stoma "opening, mouth" (see stoma).

colostomy in Medicine

colostomy co·los·to·my (kə-lŏs'tə-mē)
n.

Surgical construction of an artificial excretory opening from the colon.
The opening created by such a surgical procedure.

colostomy in Science

colostomy

(kə-lŏs'tə-mē)
Surgical construction of an opening from the colon through the abdominal wall to the outside of the body for the purpose of excretion.