Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ostomate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: os-to-m-ate
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who has had an ostomy, a surgical operation to create an opening in the body for the discharge of body wastes.

Etymology

From ostomy + -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Inflected Forms

ostomates (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

colostomy urostomy ileostomy

Questions

What does ostomate mean?: A person who has had an ostomy, a surgical operation to create an opening in the body for the discharge of body wastes.
Where does ostomate come from?: From ostomy + -ate (noun-forming suffix).

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