-stomy
suff.（后缀）

A surgical operation in which an artificial opening is made into a specified organ or part:
后缀，表示“造口术”：在特定的器官或部分上人工制造开口的外科手术：
colostomy.
结肠造口术

语源

Greek stoma [opening, mouth]
希腊语 stoma [开口，嘴]
-y ²
-y²

-stomy

combining form in countable noun

indicating a surgical operation performed to make an artificial opening into or for a specified part

⇒ cytostomy

Origin

from Greek -stomia, from stoma mouth

-stomy

Word Origin

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

< Greek -stomia, derivative of stóma mouth. See -stome, -y³

Related Words

-stome
cholecystostomy
choledochostomy
colostomy
cystostomy
enterostomy

-stomya word element used in names of surgical operations for making an artificial opening, as in colostomy.

[Greek combining form -stomia, from stoma mouth]

-stomy
noun combining form

ETYMOLOGY International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek stoma mouth, opening

: surgical operation establishing a usually permanent opening into (such) a part
enterostomy

-stomy|stəmɪ|f. Gr. στόµ-α mouth, opening + -y³, used in Surg. to form the names of operations in which (a) an opening is made into the internal organ denoted by the preceding element, as in colostomy, gastrostomy; or (b) a permanent connection is made between the internal organs indicated, as in gastro-duodenostomy and gastro-gastrostomy s.v. gastro-.

-stomy /stəmi/ suffix.

ORIGIN: from Greek stoma mouth, opening + -y³: cf. -tomy.

Medicine. Forming nouns denoting surgical operations in which (a) an opening is made into the internal organ denoted by the preceding element, as colostomy, ileostomy, etc., or (b) a permanent connection is made between the internal organs indicated, as gastro-duodenostomy, gastro-enterostomy, etc.

-sto·my
I. \stəmē, -mi\ noun combining form
(-es)
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin -stomia (I)
: -stomia
II. noun combining form
(-es)
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary stom- + -y
: surgical operation establishing a usually permanent opening into (such) a part
< enterostomy >
or between (such) parts
< esophagogastrostomy >

-stomy

Suffix

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

Etymology

See stoma

Derived terms

English words suffixed with -stomy

-ostomy

词汇	-stomy
词根词缀	AHD Collins Dictionary.com Macquarie MWCD OED SOED Webster Wiktionary -stomy suff.（后缀） A surgical operation in which an artificial opening is made into a specified organ or part: 后缀，表示“造口术”：在特定的器官或部分上人工制造开口的外科手术： colostomy. 结肠造口术语源 Greek stoma [opening, mouth] 希腊语 stoma [开口，嘴] -y ² -y² -stomy combining form in countable noun indicating a surgical operation performed to make an artificial opening into or for a specified part ⇒ cytostomy Origin from Greek -stomia, from stoma mouth -stomy Word Origin 1 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 < Greek -stomia, derivative of stóma mouth. See -stome, -y³ Related Words -stome cholecystostomy choledochostomy colostomy cystostomy enterostomy -stomya word element used in names of surgical operations for making an artificial opening, as in colostomy. [Greek combining form -stomia, from stoma mouth] -stomy noun combining form ETYMOLOGY International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek stoma mouth, opening : surgical operation establishing a usually permanent opening into (such) a part enterostomy -stomy\|stəmɪ\|f. Gr. στόµ-α mouth, opening + -y³, used in Surg. to form the names of operations in which (a) an opening is made into the internal organ denoted by the preceding element, as in colostomy, gastrostomy; or (b) a permanent connection is made between the internal organs indicated, as in gastro-duodenostomy and gastro-gastrostomy s.v. gastro-. -stomy /stəmi/ suffix. ORIGIN: from Greek stoma mouth, opening + -y³: cf. -tomy. Medicine. Forming nouns denoting surgical operations in which (a) an opening is made into the internal organ denoted by the preceding element, as colostomy, ileostomy, etc., or (b) a permanent connection is made between the internal organs indicated, as gastro-duodenostomy, gastro-enterostomy, etc. -sto·my I. \stəmē, -mi\ noun combining form (-es) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin -stomia (I) : -stomia II. noun combining form (-es) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary stom- + -y : surgical operation establishing a usually permanent opening into (such) a part < enterostomy > or between (such) parts < esophagogastrostomy > -stomy Suffix A surgical procedure forming a hole, used for access, nutrition, or waste elimination. Etymology See stoma Derived terms ► English words suffixed with -stomy -ostomy
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