# colostomy

> surgical procedure in which a hole is cut into the colon and stoma is placed

**Wikidata**: [Q595453](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q595453)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colostomy)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/colostomy


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. BBC Things
3. UMLS 2023
4. Quora
5. [Source](https://www.medicalrecords.com/health-a-to-z/colostomy-definition/)
6. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File
7. GF WordNet
8. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)