also: ストマ
noun
Medical term for an artificial opening in the body, such as a colostomy or ileostomy. Also used for abnormal passages (fistulas).
大腸がんの手術後、ストーマを造設した。
After colon cancer surgery, a stoma was created.
noun
artificial anus; artificial urinary bladder
Specifically refers to a surgically created opening for waste elimination, such as an artificial anus (colostomy/ileostomy) or urinary diversion (urostomy).
See also: 人工膀胱
ストーマケアは患者の生活の質を大きく左右する。
Stoma care greatly affects the patient's quality of life.
Explicit term for artificial urinary bladder; ストーマ can cover this meaning as well.
Borrowed from English 'stoma', ultimately from Greek στόμα (stóma, 'mouth').