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ostomate
os·to·mate [ óstə màyt ] (plural os·to·mates)


noun 
Definition:
 
somebody who has had stoma surgery: somebody who has had a stoma created, allowing the intestine to open at the body surface
[Mid-20th century. <ostomy]
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