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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:
< Gk -stomia, deriv. of stóma mouth. See -stome, -y 3
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-stomy suff.
A surgical operation in which an artificial opening is made into an organ or part: colostomy.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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