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Definitions of ostomy word

noun plural ostomy any of various surgical procedures, as a colostomy, in which an artificial opening is made so as to permit the drainage of waste products either into an appropriate organ or to the outside of the body. 1
noun ostomy An artificial opening in an organ of the body, created during an operation such as a colostomy, ileostomy, or gastrostomy; a stoma. 1
noun ostomy a surgically created opening 0
noun ostomy the surgery that creates such an opening 0
noun ostomy any surgery connecting a hollow organ to the outside of the body or to another hollow organ, as a colostomy 0

before 1955

One of the 4% newest English words

1955-60; generalized from words in which -ostomy is the final element; see -o-, -stomy

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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