Glossary of Terms

A one-piece system includes a flange and bag that are already attached and secured to the body as one.

Ostomate is a term used for someone who has a stoma. This term can be divided into the different types of stoma, so can be amended to ‘colostomate’, ‘ileostomate’ or urostomate’ depending on the type of stoma that someone has.

A surgically created opening into the gastrointestinal (bowel) or urinary system. This is a general term and is sometimes used interchangeably with the word stoma, which is a Greek word for mouth or opening.