Definitions for colostomy

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colostomy co·los·to·my

Spelling: [kuh-los-tuh-mee]

IPA: /kəˈlɒs tə mi/

Colostomy is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 211 anagrams from letters in colostomy (clmooosty).

Definitions for colostomy

noun

1. 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.
2. the opening so constructed.

Origin of colostomy

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

Examples for colostomy

But Castro nixed having a colostomy, perhaps out of pride, machismo, or hubris—or some combination of the three.

And, thanks to a host of women posting photos of themselves with their colostomy bags, the condition is shedding its stigma.