Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
urostomy procedure
Definitions related to urostomy procedure:
  • (urostomy) An operation to create an opening from inside the body to the outside, making a new way to pass urine.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (urostomy) The creation of a stoma that connects to the urinary tract so that urine drains continuously into an ostomy bag.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Urostomy, the surgical formation of a new channel for urine and liquid wastes following the removal of the bladder or ureters.
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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