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Colostomy vs Enterostomy - What's the difference?

colostomy | enterostomy | see also |

As nouns the difference between colostomy and enterostomy

is that colostomy is an incision into the colon to allow for drainage while enterostomy is the construction of a permanent opening into the intestine through the abdominal wall.

colostomy

English

Noun

(colostomies)
  • An incision into the colon to allow for drainage.
  • The opening produced in such incision.

    • Derived terms

    * colostomy bag * ostomy

    enterostomy

    English

    Noun

    (enterostomies)
  • (surgery) The construction of a permanent opening into the intestine through the abdominal wall

    • See also

    *colostomy *duodenostomy *ileostomy *jejunostomy