pouching — paÊŠtʃ n. pocket, sac; handbag, purse; baggy skin under the eye v. put in a pouch, place in a pocket … English contemporary dictionary
Ostomy pouching system — An ostomy pouching system (also colloquially called a bag) is a medical device prosthetic that provides a means for the collection of waste from a surgically diverted biological system (colon, ileum, urinary) and the creation of a stoma. Pouching … Wikipedia
Stoma (medicine) — A stoma (Greek pl. stomata) is an opening (a direct translation of the Koine Greek would be mouth ), either natural or surgically created, which connects a portion of the body cavity to the outside environment. Surgical procedures in which… … Wikipedia
Pouch — Pouch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pouched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pouching}.] 1. To put or take into a pouch. [1913 Webster] 2. To swallow; said of fowls. Derham. [1913 Webster] 3. To pout. [Obs.] Ainsworth. [1913 Webster] 4. To pocket; to put up with. [R.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pouched — Pouch Pouch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pouched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pouching}.] 1. To put or take into a pouch. [1913 Webster] 2. To swallow; said of fowls. Derham. [1913 Webster] 3. To pout. [Obs.] Ainsworth. [1913 Webster] 4. To pocket; to put up with … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pouch — I. noun Etymology: Middle English pouche, from Anglo French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English pocca bag Date: 14th century 1. a small drawstring bag carried on the person 2. a. a bag of small or moderate size for storing or transporting… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Rhesus Macaque — Taxobox name = Rhesus MacaqueMSW3 Groves|pages=163] status = LR/nt trend = unknown status system = iucn2.3 status ref = IUCN2006 | assessors = Eudey et al | year = 2000 | id = 12554 | title = Macaca mulatta | downloaded = 2006 05 09] image width … Wikipedia
Colostomy — Not to be confused with corpus callosotomy. Colostomy Intervention Line drawing showing a permanent colostomy for rectal cancer. ICD 9 CM … Wikipedia
Pouch — may refer to:* Pouch (marsupial) used by female marsupials to rear their young through early infancy * Ileo anal pouch, an internal reservoir formed by connecting the end of the small intestine (the ileum) to the rectum * a Bag * Pouch, Germany a … Wikipedia
Ileostomy — Interventions infobox Name = PAGENAME ICD10 = ICD9 = 46.2 MeshID = D007081 OtherCodes = An ileostomy is a stoma that has been constructed by bringing the end or loop of small intestine (the ileum) out onto the surface of the skin. Intestinal… … Wikipedia