colostomy
noun
co·los·to·my
kə-ˈlä-stə-mē 
plural colostomies
: surgical formation of an artificial anus by connecting the colon to an opening in the abdominal wall
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After losing 30 pounds, spending a month in the hospital with limited mobility and a reversed colostomy, the Ravenswood resident is about making change — in his life, and in others’.
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Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com, 23 Sep. 2020
Hurt People assists a range of disabled survivors, including those who use wheelchairs and those with colostomy bags.
—Neelam Bohra, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2023
Besides being put on an ECMO machine, Perry had to use a colostomy bag for nine months.
—Vulture, 19 Oct. 2022
Sometimes, a colectomy or diverting colostomy – cutting the colon above the level of the cancer and attaching the end to an opening in the skin on the belly to allow waste out – may be performed.
—CBS News, 7 Dec. 2022
Quentin had parts of his intestine removed and needed a colostomy bag at one point.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 3 Nov. 2022
Perry spent two weeks in a coma and five months in the hospital and had to use a colostomy bag for nine months.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2022
After waking from his coma, Perry remained hospitalized for five months, and had to use a colostomy bag for nine while his body recovered.
—Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 19 Oct. 2022
In one case, a patient who had a colostomy as the result of a gang rape was repeatedly punished by staff for urinary and fecal incontinence, according to the report.
—Molly Parker, ProPublica, 7 Sep. 2022
Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com, 23 Sep. 2020
Hurt People assists a range of disabled survivors, including those who use wheelchairs and those with colostomy bags.
—Neelam Bohra, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2023
Besides being put on an ECMO machine, Perry had to use a colostomy bag for nine months.
—Vulture, 19 Oct. 2022
Sometimes, a colectomy or diverting colostomy – cutting the colon above the level of the cancer and attaching the end to an opening in the skin on the belly to allow waste out – may be performed.
—CBS News, 7 Dec. 2022
Quentin had parts of his intestine removed and needed a colostomy bag at one point.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 3 Nov. 2022
Perry spent two weeks in a coma and five months in the hospital and had to use a colostomy bag for nine months.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2022
After waking from his coma, Perry remained hospitalized for five months, and had to use a colostomy bag for nine while his body recovered.
—Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 19 Oct. 2022
In one case, a patient who had a colostomy as the result of a gang rape was repeatedly punished by staff for urinary and fecal incontinence, according to the report.
—Molly Parker, ProPublica, 7 Sep. 2022
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colostomy
noun
co·los·to·my
kə-ˈläs-tə-mē
plural colostomies
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