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noun pl. ostomies

any surgery connecting a hollow organ to the outside of the body or to another hollow organ, as a colostomy

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noun pl. os·to·mies

Surgical construction of an artificial excretory opening, as a colostomy or ileostomy.

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Origin: From (col)ostomy

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