colostomy
/kuh-los-tuh-mee/US // kəˈlɒs tə mi //UK // (kəˈlɒstəmɪ) //
结肠造口术,结肠造口,结肠切除术,结肠造瘘术
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural co·los·to·mies.Surgery.
- : the construction of an artificial opening from the colon through the abdominal wall, thus bypassing a diseased portion of the lower intestine and permitting the passage of intestinal contents.
- : the opening so constructed.
Examples
And, thanks to a host of women posting photos of themselves with their colostomy bags, the condition is shedding its stigma.
After a life-saving colostomy was performed, Castro was deeply distraught.
But Castro nixed having a colostomy, perhaps out of pride, machismo, or hubris—or some combination of the three.
He would not listen to anyone because he could not bear the idea of it [the external colostomy bag].
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