Definition of OSTOMY

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Recent Examples on the Web An ostomy support group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Community Room at Porter Regional Hospital. — Staff Report, Post-Tribune, "Community news," 18 May 2018 An ostomy support group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Community Room at Porter Regional Hospital. — Staff Report, Post-Tribune, "Community news," 18 May 2018 On March 6, 2015, after Nora's ostomy and central line were removed, we were discharged and headed home for the very first time. — Lauren Levy, Good Housekeeping, "An Unthinkable Medical Mistake Left Our Daughter with a Severe Brain Injury," 2 Mar. 2018 External medical devices such as ostomy supplies, feeding tubes, insulin pumps and other devices. — Melanie Eversley, USA TODAY, "Government looks to expand electronics ban on incoming international flights," 12 May 2017

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“Ostomy.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ostomy. Accessed 22 November 2019.

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