ostomy

English Thesaurus

1. surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening for the elimination of bodily wastes (noun.act)

hypernym	:	operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process,
definition	:	a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body (noun.act)

hyponym	:	colostomy,
definition	:	a surgical operation that creates an opening from the colon to the surface of the body to function as an anus (noun.act)

hyponym	:	ileostomy,
definition	:	surgical procedure that creates an opening from the ileum through the abdominal wall to function as an anus; performed in cases of cancer of the colon or ulcerative colitis (noun.act)