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Audio Interchange File Format  |  1996-11-08  |  374.7 KB  |  1 channel  |  11,025 sample rate  |  17 seconds
Transcription: Colostomy. An artificial opening in the abdominal wall created so that feces drains from the colon into a bag. A colostomy is sometimes necessary after the removal of a deceased section of the large intestine and can be either temporary or permanent. See ostomy.