urostomy

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/jʊəˈɹɒstəmi/

noun

A surgically constructed opening in the urinary tract allowing urine to exit the body; the procedure of making such an opening.

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Meanings

nounurostomy (plural urostomies)

plural urostomies

  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.

    2024 May 29, Simon Hattenstone, “The radical, ravishing rebirth of Tracey Emin: ‘I didn’t want to die as some mediocre YBA’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Origin

From uro- + -stomy.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 尿路造口術 /尿路造口术
  • 尿路造口術 /尿路造口术 (niàolù zàokǒushù)surgically constructed opening
Finnish virtsa-avanne
  • virtsa-avannesurgically constructed opening
French urostomie
  • urostomiesurgically constructed opening
German Urostoma, künstlicher Blasenausgang
  • Urostomasurgically constructed opening
  • künstlicher Blasenausgangsurgically constructed opening
Spanish urostomía
  • urostomíasurgically constructed opening
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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