Noun
a surgical operation that creates an opening from the colon to the surface of the body to function as an anus
Source: WordNetHer and her colostomy bag look forward to spending the holidays together. Bill Allred
If the fistula is large and involves the bowel or colon, the doctor may recommend a colostomy before the surgery. Source: Internet
I have had Anxiety and IBS for over 12 years and was considering getting a colostomy bag. Source: Internet
Mr. Jennings, my grandmother had a colostomy, nearly fifty years ago (when they were far more primitive, requiring daily ‘irrigation’, as they used to call it), and I was very moved by your column, and by your courage, which so reminds me of hers. Source: Internet
Some people seem just unable to grasp the fact that it’s all the same thing that everyone has, whether it comes out of anus, colostomy or ileostomy. Source: Internet
Zach is shirtless and a half filled colostomy bag is fully exposed. Source: Internet