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cystostomy — Creation of an opening into the urinary bladder. SYN: vesicostomy. [cysto + G. stoma, mouth] * * * cys·tos·to·my sis täs tə mē n, pl mies formation of an opening into the urinary bladder by surgical incision * * * n. the operation of creating an… … Medical dictionary
cystostomy — n. creation of an artificial opening in the urinary bladder for the purpose of draining urine … English contemporary dictionary
cystostomy — n. the operation of creating an artificial opening between the bladder and the anterior abdominal wall. This provides a temporary or permanent drainage route for urine … The new mediacal dictionary
cystostomy — cys•tos•to•my [[t]sɪˈstɒs tə mi[/t]] n. pl. mies srg the surgical construction of an artificial opening from the bladder through the abdominal wall, permitting the drainage of urine • Etymology: 1905–10 … From formal English to slang
cystostomy — /si stos teuh mee/, n., pl. cystostomies. Surg. 1. the construction of an artificial opening from the bladder through the abdominal wall, permitting the drainage of urine. 2. the opening so constructed. [1905 10; CYSTO + STOMY] * * * cystosˈtomy… … Useful english dictionary
Suprapubic cystostomy — Intervention ICD 9 CM 57.2 MeSH D003559 A suprapubic cystostomy (also known as a vesicostomy or epicystostomy) is a … Wikipedia
suprapubic cystostomy — surgical diversion of the urethra to an opening in the skin above the symphysis pubis for bladder drainage in cases of urethral stricture … Medical dictionary
tubeless cystostomy — cutaneous vesicostomy … Medical dictionary
List of surgical procedures — Surgical procedures have long and possibly daunting names. The meaning of many surgical procedure names can often be understood if the name is broken into parts. For example in splenectomy, ectomy is a suffix meaning the removal of a part of the… … Wikipedia
Stoma (medicine) — A stoma (Greek pl. stomata) is an opening (a direct translation of the Koine Greek would be mouth ), either natural or surgically created, which connects a portion of the body cavity to the outside environment. Surgical procedures in which… … Wikipedia
