Meaning
suffix-stomy
creating an opening
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Terms built from -stomy
5 terms in the TermDecode library use this word part. Where a term’s breakdown names the part, the term is shown split into its parts with -stomy marked.
-stomy decoded step by step
3 library terms, read one part at a time.
- The root trache/o means “trachea”.
- The suffix -stomy means “creating opening”.
- Together: Surgical creation of an opening in the trachea.
- The root col/o means “colon”.
- The suffix -stomy means “creating opening”.
- Together: Surgical creation of an opening from the colon to the body surface.
- The root ile/o means “ileum”.
- The suffix -stomy means “creating opening”.
- Together: Surgical creation of an opening from the ileum.
Parts that combine with -stomy
Word parts that appear alongside -stomy in a library term’s breakdown, with how many terms pair them.
Other word parts with the same meaning
Parts whose definition shares a gloss with -stomy, word for word.
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