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Ostomate vs Stomate - What's the difference?

ostomate | stomate |

As nouns the difference between ostomate and stomate

is that ostomate is a person who has had an ostomy, a surgical operation to create an opening in the body for the discharge of body wastes while stomate is stoma.

ostomate

English

Noun

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

    • Usage notes

    * Not used in refer to tracheostomy

    Related terms

    * colostomy * urostomy * ileostomy

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    stomate

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic) stoma
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