vesicostomy

English

Etymology

From vesico- +‎ -stomy.

Noun

vesicostomy (plural vesicostomies)

  1. The surgical creation of a suprapubic cystostomy, a connection between the urinary bladder and the skin, used to drain urine from the bladder.
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