colostomy (redirected from dry colostomy)

co·los·to·my  (k-lst-m)

n. pl. co·los·to·mies

1. Surgical construction of an artificial excretory opening from the colon.

2. The opening created by such a surgical procedure.

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colostomy

Noun

pl -mies an operation to form an opening from the colon onto the surface of the body, for emptying the bowel [colon² + Greek stoma mouth]

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colostomy  (k-lst-m)

Surgical construction of an opening from the colon through the abdominal wall to the outside of the body for the purpose of excretion.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

colostomy - a surgical operation that creates an opening from the colon to the surface of the body to function as an anus ostomy - surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening for the elimination of bodily wastes stoma - a mouth or mouthlike opening (especially one created by surgery on the surface of the body to create an opening to an internal organ)