#ostomy  surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening for the elimination of bodily wastes
  supertype:  #surgical_operation__operation__surgery__surgical_procedure__surgical_process  a therapeutic procedure with instruments to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery"
  subtype:  #colostomy  a surgical operation that creates an opening from the colon to the surface of the body to function as an anus
  subtype:  #ileostomy  surgical procedure that creates an opening from the ileum through the abdominal wall to function as an anus; performed in cases of cancer of the colon or ulcerative colitis

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