plural ostomies
: an operation (such as a colostomy) to create an artificial passage for bodily elimination
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Some patients might struggle with changes in their appearance, or need an ostomy bag, either temporarily or permanently.
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Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2024
All the engineering and work that currently goes into space toilets is only necessary because no one has an ostomy!
—WIRED, 26 Sep. 2023
Starting around age 12, Cheng fed her grandmother lunch, managed her ostomy bag, tucked her in for afternoon naps and walked with her to church on Sundays.
—Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2023
The company refuses to retouch photos and includes models of all types in their marketing, from models with ostomy bags to disabilities.
—Emmy Lucas, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2023
Approximately 1 in 500 Americans live with an ostomy, the organization reports.
—Stephanie Emma Pfeffer, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2023
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
Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2024
All the engineering and work that currently goes into space toilets is only necessary because no one has an ostomy!
—WIRED, 26 Sep. 2023
Starting around age 12, Cheng fed her grandmother lunch, managed her ostomy bag, tucked her in for afternoon naps and walked with her to church on Sundays.
—Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2023
The company refuses to retouch photos and includes models of all types in their marketing, from models with ostomy bags to disabilities.
—Emmy Lucas, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2023
Approximately 1 in 500 Americans live with an ostomy, the organization reports.
—Stephanie Emma Pfeffer, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2023
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
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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
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