Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
cystostomy
[ si-stos-tuh-mee ]
Subclass of:
Urinary Diversion;
Ostomy
Etymology:
Greek kystos = bladder + tome = cutting
Definitions related to cystostomy:
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Surgical creation of an external opening into the anterior bladder wall.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Surgical creation of an opening (stoma) in the URINARY BLADDER for drainage.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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