OSTOMY as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening for the elimination of bodily wastes
   Hypernyms(s) ostomy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • operation (what does operation mean?)
   • surgery (what does surgery mean?)
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   • surgical procedure (what does surgical procedure mean?)
   • surgical process (what does surgical process mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • colostomy (what does colostomy mean?)
   • ileostomy (what does ileostomy mean?)