-stomy
a combining form used in the names of surgical operations that involve the establishment of an artificial opening into or between the part or parts specified by the initial element: gastrostomy.
Origin of -stomy
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British Dictionary definitions for -stomy
-stomy
n combining form
indicating a surgical operation performed to make an artificial opening into or for a specified part: cytostomy
Origin of -stomy
1from Greek -stomia, from stoma mouth
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