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2. Ostomy system - Wikipedia

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   Ostomy system. An ostomy pouching system[ 1] is a prosthetic medical device that provides a means for the collection of waste from a surgically diverted biological system ( colon, ileum, bladder) and the creation of a stoma. Pouching systems are most commonly associated with colostomies, ileostomies, and urostomies. [ 2]

3. Stoma (medicine) - Wikipedia

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   Stoma (medicine) In anatomy, a stoma ( pl.: stomata / ˈstoʊmətə / or stomas) is any opening in the body. For example, a mouth, a nose, and an anus are natural stomata. Any hollow organ can be manipulated into an artificial stoma as necessary. This includes the esophagus, stomach, duodenum, ileum, colon, pleural cavity, ureters, urinary ...

4. List of surgical procedures - Wikipedia

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   -ectomy : surgical removal (see List of -ectomies). The term 'resection' is also used, especially when referring to a tumor.-opsy : looking at-oscopy : viewing of, normally with a scope-ostomy or -stomy : surgically creating a hole (a new "mouth" or "stoma", from the Greek στόμα (stóma), meaning "body", see List of -ostomies)

5. Colostomy - Wikipedia

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   A colostomy is an opening ( stoma) in the large intestine (colon), or the surgical procedure that creates one. The opening is formed by drawing the healthy end of the colon through an incision in the anterior abdominal wall and suturing it into place. This opening, often in conjunction with an attached ostomy system, provides an alternative ...

6. List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of roots, suffixes, and prefixes used in medical terminology, their meanings, and their etymologies. Most of them are combining forms in Neo-Latin and hence international scientific vocabulary .

7. Ileostomy - Wikipedia

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   Ileostomy is a stoma (surgical opening) constructed by bringing the end or loop of small intestine (the ileum) out onto the surface of the skin, or the surgical procedure which creates this opening. [ 1] Intestinal waste passes out of the ileostomy and is collected in an external ostomy system which is placed next to the opening.