stoma
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By February 2023 he underwent a second, major surgery to remove the tumour and his bladder, leaving him with two stoma bags, one linked to his bowel and one to his bladder.
From BBC • Aug. 4, 2025
"But then as soon as I had my stoma bag, I was like, 'Oh, right well, let's make this work again.'"
From BBC • Jun. 26, 2025
The stoma, a small hole in her abdomen, removes the waste from her body into the fitted bag, which Lucy has to regularly empty.
From BBC • Jun. 26, 2025
She has had 11 surgeries in total, including a hysterectomy and the removal of her colon, leaving her with an ileostomy stoma.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2024
Each of these openings is called a stoma.
From Outlines of Lessons in Botany, Part I; from Seed to Leaf by Newell, Jane H.
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