| NOUN | act | colostomy | a surgical operation that creates an opening from the colon to the surface of the body to function as an anus |
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| Meaning | A surgical operation that creates an opening from the colon to the surface of the body to function as an anus. | |
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| Parts | stoma | A mouth or mouthlike opening (especially one created by surgery on the surface of the body to create an opening to an internal organ) |
| Broader | ostomy | surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening for the elimination of bodily wastes |
| Spanish | colostomía | |
| Catalan | colostomia | |
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