colostomy

IPA: kɑɫʌstoʊmi

(surgery) An incision into the colon to allow for drainage; the opening produced in such incision.

Examples of "colostomy" in Sentences

He had rectal cancer and had a colostomy in 1933.
One had a colostomy at age 7 and died in her 40's.
A filter is provided for a colostomy or ileostomy bag.
This is where transverse colostomy and drainage occur.
A drip to keep him alive, eyes help open, colostomy bag etc.
Current practice is to perform the procedure without a colostomy.
A permanent colostomy may be necessary in the case of imperforate anus.
The procedure leaves the person with a permanent colostomy and vesicostomy.
The rapper told the screeners at first that the object was a colostomy bag.
A colostomy may be permanent or temporary, depending on the reasons for its use.