Urostomy
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A surgically constructed opening in the urinary tract allowing urine to exit the body; the procedure of making such an opening.
"She now has a stoma (an opening in her abdomen) and relies on a urostomy bag to collect her urine."
Example
More examples"She now has a stoma (an opening in her abdomen) and relies on a urostomy bag to collect her urine."
Etymology
From uro- + -stomy.