stoma

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One of Recondition's best-selling items are stoma bag covers.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

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

"I just changed my stoma bag in my tent most of the time, just because I know who's been in there, and it feels like the cleanest place," she says.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2025

As his intestine was removed during surgery, he will now use a stoma to collect waste.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2025

The layer forming the roof is called the "epidermis," and the small opening left leading into the chamber is bounded by a special ring of cells and forms the "stoma" or air-pore.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various