💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Colostomy"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| ileonoun | — |
| colotomynoun | (surgery, medicine) Any incisional operation on the colon. |
| gastrocolostomynoun | (surgery) Construction of an anastomosis of the stomach to the colon |
| enterocolostomynoun | (surgery) A connection made between the small intestine and the colon |
| colocolostomynoun | (surgery) Surgical anastomosis between two noncontinuous segments of the colon. |
| jejunocolostomynoun | (surgery) The creation of an opening between the jejunum and the colon. |
| colorectostomynoun | (surgery) anastomosis of the colon to the rectum |
| coloproctostomynoun | (surgery) anastomosis of the colon to the rectum |
| sigmoidostomynoun | (surgery) An operation involving the formation of an artificial opening from the sigmoid colon through the abdominal wall. |
| enterostomynoun | (surgery) The construction of a permanent opening into the intestine through the abdominal wall. |
| stomanoun | (medicine) A small opening in a membrane; a surgically constructed opening, especially one in the abdominal wall that permits the passage of waste after a colostomy or ileostomy. |
| ileostomynoun | The surgical operation of attaching the ileum to the abdominal wall at a stoma (similar to a colostomy). |
| descendostomynoun | (surgery) An operation involving the formation of an artificial opening from the descending colon through the abdominal wall. |
| caecostomynoun | (surgery) An operation involving bringing the caecum through the abdominal wall, most often by a tube, and opening it for drainage or decompression, usually to treat an obstruction of the colon. |
| colonectomynoun | (surgery) Alternative form of colectomy. [(surgery) The surgical procedure to remove all or part of the large intestine or colon.] |
| ascendostomynoun | (surgery) An operation involving the formation of an artificial opening from the ascending colon through the abdominal wall. |
| cystostomynoun | The surgical opening of a cyst. |
| gastrostomynoun | (surgery) The surgical procedure for making an opening in the stomach as part of an operation |
| cholecystostomynoun | The surgical creation of a stoma in the gallbladder, which can facilitate placement of a tube for drainage. |
| coloplastynoun | (surgery, uncountable) Surgery on the colon; often, especially, partial resection thereof. |
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