colostomy bag

English

Colostomy bag in a diagram

Noun

colostomy bag (plural colostomy bags)

A small pouch placed over the stoma of a person who has had a colostomy, used to collect waste products that would otherwise pass through a person's rectum.
Synonym: (UK) stoma bag

Translations

small pouch of a person who has had a colostomy

Swedish: stomipåse c

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