suffix
-stomy
-stomy means "creating an opening".
Terms5
Meaning
suffix
-stomy
creating an opening
GreekGeneral
Terms built from -stomy
5 terms in the TermDecode library use this word part.
tracheostomy
tray-kee-OS-toh-mee
Surgical creation of an opening in the trachea
Respiratorytrache/o
colostomy
koh-LOS-toh-mee
Surgical creation of an opening from the colon to the body surface
Digestivecol/o
ileostomy
il-ee-OS-toh-mee
Surgical creation of an opening from the ileum
Digestiveile/o
jejunostomy
jeh-joo-NOS-toh-mee
Surgical creation of an opening from the jejunum
Digestivejejun/o
urostomy
yoo-ROS-toh-mee
Surgical creation of an opening for urine drainage
Urinaryur/o
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