an operation that is done when there is damage to a section of intestine It creates an opening in the wall of the abdomen, and brings a portion of intestine through the opening so stool can leave the body
an artificial opening into the urinary or gastrointestinal can or the trachea (windpipe)
An artificial (surgical) opening in the body used for drainage or delivery of medications or nutrients
A suffix that refers to a surgically created passage connecting an internal organ with the skin of other internal organs
Surgical opening in the body, or the operation creating it, usually to allow discharge of wastes through the abdominal wall. It may be temporary, to relieve strain on damaged organs, or permanent, to replace normal channels congenitally missing or surgically removed (usually to treat cancer). A loop of bowel (the colon in colostomy and the ileum in ileostomy) is cut and the end brought through to the abdominal surface. Waste usually exits into a self-adhering bag worn over the opening, or an internal pouch may be made from body tissue
- an artificial opening into the urinary or gastrointestinal can or the trachea (windpipe)
A surgically created opening into the gastrointestinal (bowel) or urinary system This is a general term and is sometimes used interchangeably with the word stoma
{i} surgical opening of an organ to allow for the secretion of waste, opening of the intestines (Medicine)
surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening for the elimination of bodily wastes
an artificial opening into the urinary or gastrointestinal can or the trachea (windpipe)
A surgically created opening from the intestine or colon through the abdominal wall 266A surgically created opening from the intestine or colon through the abdominal wall 266
(AHS-toe-mee): A surgically created opening from an area inside the body to the outside Colostomy and urostomy are types of ostomies Also called stoma
Used to denote a surgical procedure in which an artificial opening is formed in an organ. Alternative form of -stomy
Türkisch - Englisch
Definition von ostomy im Türkisch Englisch wörterbuch
(Tıp) Feçesin(Dışkı) karından açılan bir delik vasıtasıyla vücut dışına atılmasını mümkün kılan bir yöntem.Barsakların bir kısmı veya tamamı alındığında Ostomy gerekli olur.Colostomy ve ileostomy birer ostomy türüdür
ostomy
Aussprache
Etymologie
[ 'äs-t&-mE ] (noun.) 1957. Back-formation from colostomy.