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colostomy in Swedish

colostomy in Swedish is kolostomi — colostomy means a surgical procedure that creates an opening from the colon to the surface of the abdomen, allowing waste to leave the body without passing through the rectum.

colostomy in Swedish

kolostomi
noun
(surgery) An incision into the colon to allow for drainage; the opening produced in such incision.

What does "colostomy" mean?

  1. noun A surgical procedure that creates an opening from the colon to the surface of the abdomen, allowing waste to leave the body without passing through the rectum.
    "After the surgery, she needed a colostomy to allow her colon time to heal."
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colostomy in a sentence

  • After the surgery, she needed a colostomy to allow her colon time to heal.

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What is "colostomy" in Swedish?

"colostomy" in Swedish is kolostomi. colostomy means: A surgical procedure that creates an opening from the colon to the surface of the abdomen, allowing waste to leave the body without passing through the rectum.

How do you use "colostomy" in a sentence?

Example: "After the surgery, she needed a colostomy to allow her colon time to heal." In Swedish, "colostomy" is kolostomi.

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