National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Ostomy
Synonyms

surgical construction of a stoma

Ostomy

ostomy

Definitions

Surgical creation of an opening in an organ.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C15290

ALT_DEFINITION

An operation to create an opening (a stoma) from an area inside the body to the outside. Colostomy and urostomy are types of ostomies.

code

C15290

DEFINITION

Surgical creation of an opening in an organ.

FULL_SYN

surgical construction of a stoma

Ostomy

ostomy

label

Ostomy

Legacy Concept Name

Ostomy

Preferred_Name

Ostomy

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C15290

Semantic_Type

Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure

UMLS_CUI

C0029473

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C49165

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