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...mouth" or "opening") are artificially created openings in the body for the discharge of body wastes. * '''[[Colostomy]]''': This is a stoma that connects the colon to the surface of the abdomen

...: os-tuh-mee sis-tuhm) is a surgically created opening in the body for the discharge of body wastes. The term originates from the Greek word "stoma" meaning mou * [[Colostomy]]: An opening into the colon (large intestine).

* [[Colostomy]] - a surgical procedure in which some part of the colon is cut and moved t * [[Gastrostomy]] - the surgical creation of an opening in the abdominal wall into the stomach for drainage or a feed