Associations to the word «Ostomy»

Wiktionary

OSTOMY, noun. (surgery) A surgical procedure to provide an exit point for the waste of an organism.
OSTOMY, noun. (medicine) An exit point created by such surgical procedure.

Dictionary definition

OSTOMY, noun. Surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening for the elimination of bodily wastes.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke