Definition of "ostomate" []

• One who has undergone an ostomy. (noun)

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• "I am also a rare bird in Britain, in that I colonically irrigate every other morning - so, unusually, I am an ostomate who does not have to wear a 'bag'."
• "The Colostomy Association, which has headquarters in East Street, held its annual open day with talks from author, broadcaster and one-time ostomate Virginia Ironside, as well as a lecture by Professor Bill Heald MBE, a colorectal surgeon."