Dictionary.com

stomat-

Save This Word!

variant of stomato- before a vowel: stomatitis.
QUIZ
THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?
Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.
Question 1 of 7
In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

WORDS THAT USE STOMAT-

What does stomat- mean?

Stomat- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “mouth” and occasionally, “cervix,” a medical term for the lower end of the uterus. Stomat- is used in medical and scientific terms.

Stomat- comes from the Greek stóma, meaning “mouth.” This root is the source of the English words stoma and stomate (technical terms for a mouth, among other senses) and is related to stomach. Stomach? Our stomachs and mouths are certainly connected—and etymologically so, too. Discover the connection at our entry for the word.

Stomat- is a variant of stomato-, which loses its -o– when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use stomato- article.

Closely related to stomat- are -stomous and -stomy. Learn more about the specific applications of these forms at our Words That Use articles for them.

Examples of stomat-

A medical term that features the combining form stomat- is stomatitis, “inflammation of the mouth.”

As we have seen, stomat- means “mouth.” What about the -itis portion of the word? That’s right, it means “inflammation.” So, stomatitis literally translates to “mouth inflammation.”

What are some words that use the combining form stomat-?

What are some other forms that stomat- may be commonly confused with?

Break it down!

The combining form -algia means “pain.” With this in mind, what does the medical condition stomatalgia involve?

FEEDBACK