Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ostomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables
os-to-my
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A surgical procedure to provide an exit point for the waste of an organism.

noun

An exit point created by such surgical procedure.

Etymology

Back-formation from colostomy, ileostomy, gastrostomy, and similar terms.

Inflected Forms

ostomies (plural)

Derived Forms

ostomate

Phrases

-stomy -ostomy

Frequently Paired Words

stoma -stomy -ostomy colostomy ileostomy

Synonyms

stoma

Questions

What does ostomy mean?
A surgical procedure to provide an exit point for the waste of an organism.
Where does ostomy come from?
Back-formation from colostomy, ileostomy, gastrostomy, and similar terms.

How to pronounce ostomy

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