stoma

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She said: "Seeing stoma bags that are glittery and frilly it shows people that we're not just patients we're actually people."

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Her illness had led to her pulling off her stoma bag that collects bodily waste from the abdomen.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025

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

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