colostomy

A surgical procedure that creates an opening (stoma) from the colon to the surface of the abdomen, allowing waste to exit the body.

• 🇩🇪Chirurgischer Eingriff, bei dem ein künstlicher Ausgang (Stoma) aus dem Dickdarm durch die Bauchdecke nach außen angelegt wird, damit der Darminhalt in einen Beutel abgeführt werden kann. Bezeichnet auch das so angelegte Stoma selbst.

1. Surgical opening C1 formal medical

   A surgical procedure that creates an opening (stoma) from the colon to the abdominal wall, allowing waste to exit the body into a collection bag.

   • After the surgery, the patient had to learn how to care for their colostomy.
   • The doctor explained that a colostomy might be temporary or permanent.
   • Living with a colostomy requires adjustments, but many people lead active lives.

   🇩🇪Künstlicher Darmausgang

   Synonyme: ostomystoma

• colostomies plural form
• colostomies' possessive plural form
• colostomy's possessive singular form