ostomy
noun
os·to·my ˈä-stə-mē 
plural ostomies
: an operation (such as a colostomy) to create an artificial passage for bodily elimination
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The surgery rerouted her intestines so waste now passes through a small opening in her abdomen, into an ostomy bag, which Welch named Stanley to help her family adjust to the change. 
Isabella Cueto, STAT, 8 July 2022 Each year, about 100,000 ostomy surgeries are performed. Colleen Murphy, Health.com, 29 Nov. 2021 An ostomy that redirects urine is called a urostomy. Colleen Murphy, Health.com, 29 Nov. 2021 So Chief Navy Counselor Grant Khanbalinov lay still, alone in his bed all day, hoping his ostomy bag wouldn’t burst while his wife was at work, managing a dental office in Virginia. Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2021 Twinley regularly shares positive messages and photos on Instagram of herself in lingerie to try to normalize ostomy bags. Korin Miller, Health.com, 4 Oct. 2021 American Eagle Outfitters' Aerie brand is selling camouflage-print ostomy covers and hot pink insulin pump belts. Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2021 Over the next eight years, Rogers watched his aunt go from being bedridden, to needing an ostomy bag, to developing enough strength to live on her own again, to finally having the cancer spread to her brain. Nicholas St. Fleur, STAT, 22 June 2021 The ostomy is only temporary, lasting from three to six months, according to the Cleveland Clinic. Natasha Lavender, SELF, 14 Apr. 2021 See More
Isabella Cueto, STAT, 8 July 2022 Each year, about 100,000 ostomy surgeries are performed. Colleen Murphy, Health.com, 29 Nov. 2021 An ostomy that redirects urine is called a urostomy. Colleen Murphy, Health.com, 29 Nov. 2021 So Chief Navy Counselor Grant Khanbalinov lay still, alone in his bed all day, hoping his ostomy bag wouldn’t burst while his wife was at work, managing a dental office in Virginia. Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2021 Twinley regularly shares positive messages and photos on Instagram of herself in lingerie to try to normalize ostomy bags. Korin Miller, Health.com, 4 Oct. 2021 American Eagle Outfitters' Aerie brand is selling camouflage-print ostomy covers and hot pink insulin pump belts. Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2021 Over the next eight years, Rogers watched his aunt go from being bedridden, to needing an ostomy bag, to developing enough strength to live on her own again, to finally having the cancer spread to her brain. Nicholas St. Fleur, STAT, 22 June 2021 The ostomy is only temporary, lasting from three to six months, according to the Cleveland Clinic. Natasha Lavender, SELF, 14 Apr. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
colostomy
First Known Use
1957, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
ostomy
noun
os·to·my ˈäs-tə-mē
plural ostomies
: an operation (as a colostomy, ileostomy, or urostomy) to create an artificial passage for bodily elimination