Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

urostomy

/jʊəˈɹɒstəmi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: urosto-my
IPA: /jʊəˈɹɒstəmi/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A surgically constructed opening in the urinary tract allowing urine to exit the body; the procedure of making such an opening.

Example Sentences

"She now has a stoma (an opening in her abdomen) and relies on a urostomy bag to collect her urine."

Etymology

From uro- + -stomy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: uro
Suffix: stomy

Inflected Forms

urostomies (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce urostomy?: The recorded pronunciation is /jʊəˈɹɒstəmi/.
What does urostomy mean?: A surgically constructed opening in the urinary tract allowing urine to exit the body; the procedure of making such an opening.
Where does urostomy come from?: From uro- + -stomy.

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