vesicostomy

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noun

The surgical creation of a suprapubic cystostomy, a connection between the urinary bladder and the skin, used to drain urine from the bladder.

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Meanings

nounvesicostomy (plural vesicostomies)

plural vesicostomies

  1. The surgical creation of a suprapubic cystostomy, a connection between the urinary bladder and the skin, used to drain urine from the bladder.

Origin

From vesico- + -stomy.

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APA

vesicostomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vesicostomy

MLA

“vesicostomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vesicostomy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vesicostomy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vesicostomy.

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