n, pl  -mas  1  :  any of various small simple bodily openings esp. in a lower animal  2  :  an artificial permanent opening esp. in the abdominal wall made in surgical procedures <a colostomy >  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  so·di·um  sod·omy  STM  zo·ot·omy 
 
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