colostomy

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noun

An incision into the colon to allow for drainage.

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Meanings

nouncolostomy (plural colostomies)

plural colostomies

  1. medicineAn incision into the colon to allow for drainage.
  2. The opening produced in such incision.

    Synonyms: stoma

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe opening produced in such incision.

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stoma
Broader
ostomystoma

Origin

From colo- + -stomy.

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Translations

Finnish kolostomia, paksusuoliavanne
  • kolostomiaincision
  • paksusuoliavanneopening
French colostomie
  • colostomieincision
Greek κολοστομία
  • κολοστομία (kolostomía)incision
Portuguese colostomia, colostomia
  • colostomiaincision
  • colostomiaopening
Romanian colostomie, colostomie
  • colostomieincision
  • colostomieopening
Russian колостоми́я, колостоми́я
  • колостоми́я (kolostomíja)incision
  • колостоми́я (kolostomíja)opening
Spanish colostomía
  • colostomíaincision
Swedish kolostomi, kolostomi
  • kolostomiincision
  • kolostomiopening
Cite this entry
APA

colostomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colostomy

MLA

“colostomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colostomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colostomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colostomy.

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