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Ostomy

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Noun
  1. 1
    A surgical procedure to provide an exit point for the waste of an organism.
  2. 2
    surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening for the elimination of bodily wastes wordnet
  3. 3
    An exit point created by such surgical procedure.

Etymology

Back-formation from colostomy, ileostomy, gastrostomy, and similar terms.

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