CYSTOSTOMY Definition & Meaning

cystostomy

[ si-stos-tuh-mee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

Surgery.

plural cystostomies.

the construction of an artificial opening from the bladder through the abdominal wall, permitting the drainage of urine.
the opening so constructed.

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First recorded in 1905–10; cysto- + -stomy

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