cystostomy

[ si-stos-tuh-mee ]
/ sɪˈstɒs tə mi /

noun, plural cys·tos·to·mies. Surgery.

the construction of an artificial opening from the bladder through the abdominal wall, permitting the drainage of urine.
the opening so constructed.

Origin of cystostomy

First recorded in 1905–10; cysto- + -stomy

Words nearby cystostomy

cystosarcoma, cystoscope, cystoscopic urography, cystoscopy, cystostaxis, cystostomy, cystotome, cystotomy, cystoureteritis, cystoureterography, cystourethritis

Medical definitions for cystostomy

cystostomy
[ sĭ-stŏs′tə-mē ]

n.

The surgical formation of an opening into the urinary bladder.