| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024os•to•my (os′tə mē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mies. - Surgeryany of various surgical procedures, as a colostomy, in which an artificial opening is made so as to permit the drainage of waste products either into an appropriate organ or to the outside of the body.
- 1955–60; generalized from words in which -ostomy is the final element; see -o-, -stomy
|