Meaning Of The Word Ostomy

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ostomy in American English
any surgery connecting a hollow organ to the outside of the body or to another hollow organ, as a colostomy
noun: any of various surgical procedures, as a colostomy, in which an artificial opening is made so as to permit the drainage of waste products either into an appropriate organ or to the outside of the body

ostomy in British English
noun: a surgically created opening

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