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colostomy

colostomy noun: an incision into the colon to allow for drainage.

Noun

colostomy (plural colostomies)

  1. An incision into the colon to allow for drainage.
  2. The opening produced in such incision.
    Synonyms:
    stoma

colostomy meaning in Tamil

colostomy in Tamil

காலவாயமைப்பு, பெருங்குடல் திறப்பாய்வு, பெருங்குடல் திறப்பு

Synonyms of colostomy

Forms of colostomy

pluralcolostomies

Origin of colostomy

From colo- + -stomy.

Words formed from colostomy

Phrases with colostomy

Questions about colostomy

What does colostomy mean?
Colostomy means an incision into the colon to allow for drainage.
What is colostomy in Tamil?
Colostomy in Tamil is காலவாயமைப்பு, பெருங்குடல் திறப்பாய்வு, பெருங்குடல் திறப்பு. See Colostomy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is colostomy?
Colostomy is a noun.
What is the plural of colostomy?
The plural of colostomy is colostomies.

Words near colostomy in the dictionary

  1. colossæums
  2. colosteid
  3. colosteids
  4. colostography
  5. colostomies
  6. colostomy
  7. colostomy bag
  8. colostomy bags
  9. colostra
  10. colostral
  11. colostration

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: colostomy (page history and authors); colostomy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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