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cys⋅tos⋅to⋅my

  [si-stos-tuh-mee]
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–noun, plural -mies. Surgery.
1. the construction of an artificial opening from the bladder through the abdominal wall, permitting the drainage of urine.
2. the opening so constructed.
Origin:
1905–10; cysto- + -stomy
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cys·tos·to·my   (sĭ-stŏs'tə-mē)   
n.   pl. cys·tos·to·mies
The surgical formation of an opening into the urinary bladder.
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Main Entry: cys·tos·to·my
Pronunciation: sis-'täs-t&-mE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
: formation of an opening into the urinary bladder by surgical incision
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cystostomy cys·tos·to·my (sĭ-stŏs'tə-mē)
n.
The surgical formation of an opening into the urinary bladder.

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