colostomy
/kəˈlɒstəmɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1- a surgical operation in which the colon is shortened to remove a damaged part and the cut end diverted to an opening in the abdominal wall结肠造口术。
1.1
- an opening so formed乙状结肠造口：
as modifier a colostomy bag.肛袋; 结肠造口袋。
词源
late 19th cent.: from COLON2 + Greek stoma 'mouth'.