Associations to the word «Colostomy»
Noun
- Colon
- Bowel
- Intestine
- Incision
- Obstruction
- Pouch
- Abdomen
- Stool
- Biopsy
- Surgery
- Diarrhea
- Diversion
- Bag
- Transplantation
- Catheter
- Hartmann
- Bladder
- Chemotherapy
- Inflammation
- Complication
- Cancer
- Procedure
- Surgeon
- Anomaly
- Loop
- Coma
- Insertion
- Infection
- Tumor
- Patient
- Trauma
- Closure
- Diabetes
- Syndrome
- Kidney
- Gale
- Therapy
- Reservoir
- Bypass
- Repair
- Iv
- Irrigation
- Diagnosis
- Opening
- Dressing
- Min
- Disease
- Barrel
- Skin
- Bleeding
- Deficiency
- Medication
- Stomach
- Removal
- Iii
- Indication
- Encyclopedia
- Portion
- Hook
- Lung
- Tube
- Wall
- Ing
- Bringing
- Creation
Adjective
Wiktionary
COLOSTOMY, noun. An incision into the colon to allow for drainage.
COLOSTOMY, noun. The opening produced in such incision.
Dictionary definition
COLOSTOMY, noun. A surgical operation that creates an opening from the colon to the surface of the body to function as an anus.
Wise words
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