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UK
/kəlˈɒstəmi/
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NOUN
- a surgical operation that creates an opening from the colon to the surface of the body to function as an anus
How To Use colostomy In A Sentence
- You don't need to have had a colostomy to find yourself toeing the line. PROSPECT HILL
- Fancy taking a flutter on incontinence pads and colostomy bags? Times, Sunday Times
- For Andrea, the diagnosis meant a complete overhaul of her lifestyle and the prospect of a colostomy bag.
- The same day, Ruth Sherman, 88, of Sunrise, Florida, was asked about a visible protrusion from her waist band, which she identified as her colostomy bag. Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion
- More than 40 percent of patients with colostomy report sexual problems such as dyspareunia or erectile dysfunction.
- The man, who was stripped to the waist and bearing an open wound from a colostomy bag which had been pulled off, was eventually returned to the hospital.
- A colostomy diverts stool into an appliance attached to the skin, thereby eliminating leakage of stool from the rectum.
- On day four, he was scheduled for a colon resection, liver biopsy, and possible colostomy.
- Alex has been thrust into a more active role as a caregiver, which he's rather gracefully accepting, except for anything involving the colostomy bag.
- A long segment of sigmoid colon was resected, and a temporary colostomy was performed.
