Ostomy: Difference between revisions

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Ostomy
Term	Ostomy
Short definition	ostomy - (pronounced) (STOH-moo) A surgically created opening from an area inside the body to the outside
Type	Cancer terms
Specialty	Oncology
Language	English
Source	NCI
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ostomy - (pronounced) (STOH-moo) A surgically created opening from an area inside the body to the outside

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-|Short definition=Osteoporosis - {{Pronunciation}} (OS-tee-oh-phew-ROH-sis) condition in which the amount and thickness of bone tissue decreases. This makes the bones weak and breaks more easily.
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-ostomy - {{Pronunciation}} (OS-toh-mee) Surgery to create an opening (an ostomy) from an area inside the body to the outside. Colostomy and urostomy are types of stoma {{dictionary-stub}} [[Category:Dictionary of medicine]]
+ostomy - {{Pronunciation}} (STOH-moo) A surgically created opening from an area inside the body to the outside {{dictionary-stub}} [[Category:Dictionary of medicine]]