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Colostomy, iliac(health)
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colostomy (iou)



colostomy noun. L19.
[from COLON noun1 + Greek stoma mouth + -Y3.]
(The making of) a surgical incision in the colon to provide an artificial anus through the abdominal wall in cases of stricture etc.