Anatomical Structure
surgical stoma
sur·gic·al sto·ma
Subclass of:
Surgically-Created Structures
Definitions related to surgical stoma:
  • (stoma) A surgically created opening from an area inside the body to the outside.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Artificial openings created by a surgeon for therapeutic reasons. Most often this refers to openings from the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT through the ABDOMINAL WALL to the outside of the body. It can also refer to the two ends of a surgical anastomosis.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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