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colostomy bag

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bag (bag) sac; a flexible container.
colostomy bag  a bag worn over the stoma to receive fecal discharge after colostomy.
ileostomy bag  a plastic or latex bag attached to the body for collection of urine or fecal material after ileostomy or cystoplasty.
Politzer's bag  a soft bag of rubber for inflating the auditory tube.
bag of waters  popular name for the amniotic sac.
colostomy bag
n.
A receptacle worn over the stoma to collect feces following a colostomy.
bag [bag]
a flexible container; see also pocket, pouch and sac.
colostomy bag a receptacle worn over the stoma by a colostomy patient, to receive the fecal discharge.
Douglas bag a receptacle for the collection of exhaled air, permitting measurement of respiratory gases; typically used to measure dead space to tidal volume ratio (VD/VT).
ileostomy bag any of various plastic or latex pouches attached to the stoma either for collection of fecal material as a continent ileal reservoir or for collection of urine as a neobladder.
micturition bag a receptacle used for urine by ambulatory patients with urinary incontinence.
Politzer bag a soft bag of rubber for inflating the eustachian tube.
bag of waters popular name for the amniotic sac.
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