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ostomy — /os teuh mee/, n., pl. ostomies. any of various surgical procedures, as a colostomy, in which an artificial opening is made so as to permit the drainage of waste products either into an appropriate organ or to the outside of the body. [1955 60;… … Universalium
excretion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act of discharging Nouns 1. excretion, discharge, elimination, exhalation, exudation, extrusion, ejaculation, effusion, egestion, extravasation, evacuation, dejection, defecation, urination, micturition; … English dictionary for students
Shit — This article is about the word shit . For the waste product, see feces. For the egestion of bodily wastes, see defecation. For the Indian film, see Amudhan R P. Scheiße redirects here. For the Lady Gaga song, see Scheiße (song). Shit is usually… … Wikipedia
Urination — Manneken Pis, bronze sculpture in Brussels, Belgium Urination, also known as micturition, voiding, peeing, weeing, pissing, and more rarely, emiction, is the ejection of urine from the urinary bladder through the urethra to the outside of the… … Wikipedia
Stillsuit — A stillsuit is a fictional body suit designed by the Fremen in Frank Herbert s Dune universe to maintain their body moisture in the harsh desert environment of the planet Arrakis. In Terminology of the Imperium , the glossary of the novel Dune ,… … Wikipedia
Mutate (comics) — The term Mutate refers to most non mutant superbeings in the Marvel Comics universe. See below for other uses. Contents 1 History 2 In Disney s Gargoyles 3 Non human mutates 4 … Wikipedia
List of Dune terminology — This is a list of terminology used in the fictional Dune universe created by Frank Herbert, the primary source being Terminology of the Imperium, the glossary contained in the novel Dune (1965). Dune word construction could be classified into… … Wikipedia
Gift of a Useless Man — is a short story by Alan Dean Foster. It first appeared to Isaac Asimov s SF magazine and can be found in the collection Who Needs Enemies? PlotPearson, a space traveller and petty criminal, rents a ramshackle spacecraft that crash lands on a… … Wikipedia
Toilet (disambiguation) — Toilet may refer to:*Toilet, plumbing fixture and disposal system for the disposal of the bodily wastes **Flush toilet **Low flush toilet *Toileting, the act of assisting a dependent patient with his/her elimination needs *Toilet Bowl (game),… … Wikipedia
Colostomy bag — A removable, disposable bag that attaches to the exterior opening of a colostomy (stoma) to permit sanitary collection and disposal of bodily wastes. * * * colostomy bag n a container kept constantly in position to receive feces discharged… … Medical dictionary
