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urostomy

/jʊəˈɹɒstəmi/

urostomy noun: a surgically constructed opening in the urinary tract allowing urine to exit the body; the procedure of making such an opening.

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

Forms of urostomy

pluralurostomies

Origin of urostomy

From uro- + -stomy.

Questions about urostomy

What does urostomy mean?
Urostomy means a surgically constructed opening in the urinary tract allowing urine to exit the body; the procedure of making such an opening.
What part of speech is urostomy?
Urostomy is a noun.
How do you pronounce urostomy?
Urostomy is pronounced /jʊəˈɹɒstəmi/.
What is the plural of urostomy?
The plural of urostomy is urostomies.

Words near urostomy in the dictionary

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

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