urostomy

noun

urostomy

noun

/jʊəˈɹɒstəmi/

Etymology From uro- + -stomy.

1

A surgically constructed opening in the urinary tract allowing urine to exit the body; the procedure of making such an opening.

  • She now has a stoma (an opening in her abdomen) and relies on a urostomy bag to collect her urine.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, →ISSN:

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