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urostomies

urostomies is the plural of urostomy.

Meaning of urostomy

Noun

urostomy (plural urostomies)

  1. A surgically constructed opening in the urinary tract allowing urine to exit the body; the procedure of making such an opening.
    • She now has a stoma (an opening in her abdomen) and relies on a urostomy bag to collect her urine.2024 May 29, Simon Hattenstone, “The radical, ravishing rebirth of Tracey Emin: ‘I didn’t want to die as some mediocre YBA’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Questions about urostomies

What is urostomies the plural of?
Urostomies is the plural of urostomy.

Words near urostomies in the dictionary

  1. urostege
  2. urosteges
  3. urosteon
  4. urosternite
  5. urosternites
  6. urostomies
  7. urostomy
  8. urostylar
  9. urostyle
  10. urostyles
  11. urostylid

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