Term: ileostomy: surgical procedure that creates an opening from the ileum through the abdominal wall to function as an anus; performed in cases of cancer of the colon or ulcerative colitis
Broader: ostomy: surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening for the elimination of bodily wastes | Unrelated: protoplasmic astrocyte: a kind of astrocyte found in the grey matter
Broader: ostomy: surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening for the elimination of bodily wastes | Unrelated: pitot tube: measuring instrument consisting of a right-angled tube with an open end that is directed in opposition to the flow of a fluid and used to measure the velocity of fluid flow
Broader: ostomy: surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening for the elimination of bodily wastes | Unrelated: lip-gloss: makeup that makes the lips shiny
Broader: ostomy: surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening for the elimination of bodily wastes | Unrelated: over-the-shoulder bombing: a special case of loft bombing in which the bomb is released past the vertical so it is tossed back to the target
Broader: ostomy: surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening for the elimination of bodily wastes | Unrelated: false truffle: any of various fungi of the family Rhizopogonaceae having subterranean fruiting bodies similar to the truffle
Broader: ostomy: surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening for the elimination of bodily wastes | Unrelated: reluctivity: (physics) the resistance of a material to the establishment of a magnetic field in it
Broader: ostomy: surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening for the elimination of bodily wastes | Unrelated: cane blight: a disease affecting the canes of various bush fruits (e.g., raspberries or currants)
Broader: ostomy: surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening for the elimination of bodily wastes | Unrelated: barbershop: a shop where men can get their hair cut
Broader: ostomy: surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening for the elimination of bodily wastes | Unrelated: grand tour: a sightseeing tour of a building or institution
Broader: ostomy: surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening for the elimination of bodily wastes | Unrelated: columbite-tantalite: a valuable black mineral combining niobite and tantalite; used in cell phones and computer chips