Associations to the word «Ostomy»

Wiktionary

OSTOMY, noun. (surgery) A surgical procedure to provide an exit point for the waste of an organism.
OSTOMY, noun. (medicine) An exit point created by such surgical procedure.

Dictionary definition

OSTOMY, noun. Surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening for the elimination of bodily wastes.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche