colostomy bag


bag

 [bag] a flexible container; see also pocket, pouch and sac.colostomy bag a receptacle worn over the stoma by a colostomy patient, to receive the fecal discharge.Douglas bag a receptacle for the collection of exhaled air, permitting measurement of respiratory gases; typically used to measure dead space to tidal volume ratio (VD/VT).ileostomy bag any of various plastic or latex pouches attached to the stoma either for collection of fecal material as a reservoir" >continent ileal reservoir or for collection of urine as a neobladder.micturition bag a receptacle used for urine by ambulatory patients with urinary incontinence.Politzer bag a soft bag of rubber for inflating the eustachian tube.bag of waters popular name for the sac" >amniotic sac.

co·los·to·my bag

a bag worn over a surgically produced connection between the colon and the skin to collect feces.

colostomy bag

n. A receptacle worn over the stoma to collect feces following a colostomy.

co·los·to·my bag

(kō-los'tŏ-mē bag) A bag worn over an artificial anus to collect feces.