A seam on the outside of a steel water tank is often an indication of the presence of a diaphragm. Both bladders and diaphragms serve the same function, creating a pressure differential using compressed air that pushes against the water, ejecting it from the tank.
Exostosis is the medical term for an abnormal growth of bone within the ear canal. It is more commonly referred to as swimmerâs or surferâs ear.xostosis symptoms of include a decrease in hearing sensitivity possibly combined with an increased prevalence of ear infections. Early symptoms include water trapping in the ear canal after swimming. Sometime thereafter, debris trapping and infections make surgery necessary.
A colostomy is a surgical procedure in which an opening (stoma) is formed by drawing the healthy end of the large intestine or colon through an incision in the anterior abdominal wall and suturing it into place. End colostomy: A stoma is created from one end of the bowel. 2  The other portion of the bowel is either removed or sewn shut (Hartmann's procedure). 3  Double barrel colostomy: The bowel is severed and both ends are brought out onto the abdomen.