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colostomy

koh-LOS-toh-mee

StatusNew

Definition

Surgical creation of an opening from the colon to the body surface

ProcedureDigestive

Breakdown

Root

col/o

colon

Suffix

-stomy

creating an opening

Etymology

Greek: col/o (colon) + -stomy (creating opening)

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