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co⋅los⋅to⋅my

  [kuh-los-tuh-mee]
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–noun, plural -mies. Surgery.
1. the construction of an artificial opening from the colon through the abdominal wall, thus bypassing a diseased portion of the lower intestine and permitting the passage of intestinal contents.
2. the opening so constructed.
Origin:
1885–90; colo- + -stomy
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co·los·to·my   (kə-lŏs'tə-mē)   
n.   pl. co·los·to·mies

  1. Surgical construction of an artificial excretory opening from the colon.

  2. The opening created by such a surgical procedure.

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Word Origin & History

colostomy 
1888, from colon (2) + Gk. stoma "opening."
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: co·los·to·my
Pronunciation: k&-'läs-t&-mE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
: surgical formation of an artificial anus by connecting the colon to an opening in the abdominal wall —compare COLOTOMY
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colostomy co·los·to·my (kə-lŏs'tə-mē)
n.

  1. Surgical construction of an artificial excretory opening from the colon.

  2. The opening created by such a surgical procedure.

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colostomy   (kə-lŏs'tə-mē)  Pronunciation Key 
Surgical construction of an opening from the colon through the abdominal wall to the outside of the body for the purpose of excretion.
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