However, colectomy is often a lifesaving and life-changing procedure. And patients can do anything they want afterward, Hyman notes. Colostomy appliances are clean, closed systems. People can go swimming at the pool or beach or jump in the hot tub.
Freebase (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: Sop. A sop is a piece of bread or toast that is soaked in liquid food and then eaten. In medieval cuisine, sops were very common. Sops were served with wine, soup or broth, and then picked apart into smaller pieces to soak in the liquid.
ASAP stands for atypical small acinar proliferation. It means there are unusual cells in your prostate but it's not clear what they are or if they are cancerous. ASAP can be a group of cells that could be cancer cells but that are still too small to see clearly under the microscope.