colostomy
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1. a surgical operation that creates an opening from the colon to the surface of the body to function as an anus (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | ostomy, |
| definition | : | surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening for the elimination of bodily wastes (noun.act) |
| part holonym | : | stoma, |
| definition | : | a mouth or mouthlike opening (especially one created by surgery on the surface of the body to create an opening to an internal organ) (noun.body) |
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