ostomies

ostomies
n. surgical opening of an organ to allow for the secretion of waste, opening of the intestines (Medicine)

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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  • ostomy — [äs′tə mē] n. pl. ostomies any surgery connecting a hollow organ to the outside of the body or to another hollow organ, as a colostomy …   English World dictionary

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