colostomies

Variant of colostomy

colostomy definition

co·los·tomy (kə läs′tə mē)

noun pl. colostomies -·mies

the surgical operation of forming an artificial anal opening in the body from the colon

Etymology: colo(n) + -stomy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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