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stoma
(sto´mә)
pl. stomas, sto´mata
a mouthlike opening.
an artificial opening that has made from the skin surface to the inside of the body and is kept open for drainage or other
purposes; the most common types are those made in the abdominal wall for a colostomy, ureterostomy, ileal conduit, or other type of urinary diversion. adj., sto´mal., adj.
Stoma resulting from a descending colostomy.

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