-stomy

English

Alternative forms

-ostomy

Etymology

See stoma.

Suffix

-stomy

A surgical procedure forming a hole for access, nutrition, or waste elimination.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -stomy

choledochocholedochostomy

choledochostomy

dacryocystorhinostomy

gastroduodenostomy

gastroenterostomy

hepatoduodenostomy

hepatoportoenterostomy

jejunoileostomy

jejunojejunostomy

pancreaticogastrostomy

pancreaticojejunostomy

transversostomy

ureterocutaneostomy

ureteroproctostomy

vasoepididymostomy

ventriculostomy

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