ostomy

IPA: ɑstʌmi

(surgery) A surgical procedure to provide an exit point for the waste of an organism.
(medicine) An exit point created by such surgical procedure.

Examples of "ostomy" in Sentences

Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurse.
An ostomy bag having a drain valve at a lower region thereof.
Ostomy pouching systems collect waste that is output from a stoma.
A particular application for the present invention is an ostomy bag.
It doesn't actually explain what an ostomy pouching system is used for.
People with ileostomies must use an ostomy pouch to collect intestinal waste.
An ostomy bag having a drain valve at a lower region thereof. The valve is formed of a short flexible tube that can be bent or kinked over a support web and a stopper which can be pushed into the open end of the kinked tube.
An ostomy receptacle or pouch having a convex member insert which is disposed between the flexible pouch or receptacle and the conformable pad or cushion member about the stoma opening so as to obtain relatively snug and close disposition of the ostomy receptacle in relation to the stoma.