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.
sop, sops(noun) piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid. sop(noun) a concession given to mollify or placate. the offer was a sop to my feelings. standing operating procedure, standard operating procedure, SOP, standard procedure(verb) a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely. rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries. sop(verb) give a conciliatory gift or bribe to.