-stomy

Questions

What does -stomy mean?

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

Where does -stomy come from?

Etymology tree English stoma Latin -ia Old French -ieder. Middle English -ie Middle English -y English -y ? English -stomy Possibly from stoma + -y.

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