COLOSTOMY Definition & Meaning

colostomy

[ kuh-los-tuh-mee ]

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noun

Surgery.

plural colostomies.

the construction of an artificial opening from the colon through the abdominal wall, thus bypassing a diseased portion of the lower intestine and permitting the passage of intestinal contents.
the opening so constructed.

colostomy

/ ��əˈ��ɒ��ə��ɪ /

noun

the surgical formation of an opening from the colon onto the surface of the body, which functions as an anus

colostomy

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Surgical construction of an opening from the colon through the abdominal wall to the outside of the body for the purpose of excretion.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of colostomy¹

First recorded in 1885–90; colo- + -stomy

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“The worst was the colorectal cancer, because I had to ski with a colostomy bag,” he said.

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A colostomy bag was attached to his torso.

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She lives in Kisumu county and only had her colostomy operation a week before the workshop.

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Ms Mannis, who has a colostomy bag fitted, was told her case was "too complex" and advised to go private instead.

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In that same year, Mrs Castle read an article by a triathlete with a stoma and had a "lightbulb moment" when she realised the woman's colostomy was still enabling her to live an active life.

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