urostomy

English

Etymology

From uro- +‎ -stomy.

Noun

urostomy (plural urostomies)

  1. A surgically constructed opening in the urinary tract allowing urine to exit the body; the procedure of making such an opening.
    • 2024 May 29, Simon Hattenstone, “The radical, ravishing rebirth of Tracey Emin: ‘I didn’t want to die as some mediocre YBA’”, in The Guardian‎[1], →ISSN:
      She now has a stoma (an opening in her abdomen) and relies on a urostomy bag to collect her urine.

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