National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Colostomy

Synonyms

Colostomy

colostomy

Definitions

The surgical creation of an opening between the colon and the surface of the body.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C15211

ALT_DEFINITION

An opening into the colon from the outside of the body. A colostomy provides a new path for waste material to leave the body after part of the colon has been removed.

code

C15211

DEFINITION

The surgical creation of an opening between the colon and the surface of the body.

FULL_SYN

Colostomy

colostomy

label

Colostomy

Legacy Concept Name

Colostomy

Preferred_Name

Colostomy

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C15211

Semantic_Type

Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure

UMLS_CUI

C0009410

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C15210

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