-STOMY

Meaning of -STOMY in English

suffix

meaning an operation to make an opening

English dictionary of medicine. Английский словарь медицины. 2012

-STOMY — noun combining form Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek stoma mouth, opening surgical operation establishing a usually permanent opening into …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
-STOMY — I. stəmē, -mi noun combining form ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin -stomia (I) : -stomia …
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-STOMY — a combining form used in the names of surgical operations that involve the establishment of an artificial opening into or …
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-STOMY — Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek stoma mouth, opening : surgical operation establishing a usually permanent opening into (such) a …
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-STOMY — [-stomy] n comb form [ISV, fr. Gk stoma mouth, opening]: surgical operation establishing a usu. permanent opening into (such) a …
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-STOMY — -stomy stress-imposing BrE AmE stəm i ▷ — colostomy kə ˈlɒst əm i AmE \ -ˈlɑːst-
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STOMY — Function: noun combining form Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek stoma mouth, opening : surgical operation establishing a usually permanent …
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COLOSTOMY
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COL- — I. — see com- II. combining form or coli- or colo- Etymology: New Latin, from Latin colon 1. : large …
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NEPHROSTOMY — nə̇ˈfrästəmē, ne- noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary nephr- + -stomy (II) : the surgical formation of an …
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GASTRODUODENOSTOMY — ¦gastrōˌd(y)üəˌdē¦nästəmē, -ˌd(y)üˌäd ə n¦äs- noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary gastr- + duoden- + -stomy (II) : surgical …
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DACRYOCYSTORHINOSTOMY — ˌdakrē(ˌ)ōˌsis(ˌ)tōrīˈnästəmē noun ( -es ) Etymology: dacryocyst + rhin- + -stomy (II) : surgical creation of a passage for drainage …
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TRACHEOSTOMY — ˌtrākēˈästəmē noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary trache- + -stomy; probably originally formed as French trachéostomie : the …
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THORACOSTOMY — ˌthōrəˈkästəmē, ˌthȯr- noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary thorac- + -stomy : surgical opening of the chest (as …
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-STOMIES — plural of -stomy
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SIGMOIDOSTOMY
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JEJUNOSTOMY — jə̇ˌjüˈnästəmē, (ˌ)jēˌjü- noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary jejun- + -stomy 1. : the surgical formation of an …
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ILEOSTOMY
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ILE- — combining form also ileo- Etymology: New Latin ileum 1. : ileum ileo stomy 2. : ileal and ileo cecal
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GASTROSTOMY — gaˈsträstəmē noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary gastr- + -stomy; probably originally formed as French gastrostomie 1. : …
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ENTEROSTOMY — ˌentəˈrästəmē noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary enter- + -stomy : the surgical formation of an opening into …
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COLOSTOMY
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CHOLEDOCHOSTOMY — ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkästəmē; ˌkōləˌdäˈk-, ˌkälə- noun ( -es ) Etymology: choledoch- + -o- + -stomy : surgical incision of the common bile …
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CHOLECYSTOSTOMY — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌsiˈstästəmē noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary chol- + cystostomy “operation into the bladder”, from cyst- + -stomy …
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CECOSTOMY
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CAVERNOSTOMY — -ˈnästəmē noun ( -es ) Etymology: Latin caverna cavern, cavity + English -o- + -stomy : incision and drainage of …
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APPEND- — combining form or appendo- or appendic- or appendico- Etymology: New Latin, from appendic-, appendix, from Latin, appendage, supplement : vermiform …
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ANTROSTOMY — -təmē noun ( -es ) Etymology: antr- + -stomy : the operation of opening an antrum (as for drainage) ; …
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ANGIOSTOMY — ˌanjēˈästəmē noun ( -es ) Etymology: angi- + -stomy : the surgical establishment of an opening into a blood vessel …
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VASOVASOSTOMY — /vas'oh va sos"teuh mee, vay'zoh-/ , n. , pl. vasovasostomies . the reversal of a vasectomy, performed by surgical reconnection …
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URETHROSTOMY — /yoor'euh thros"teuh mee/ , n. , pl. urethrostomies . Surg. 1. the construction of an artificial opening from the urethra …
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URETEROSTOMY — /yoo ree'teuh ros"teuh mee/ , n. , pl. ureterostomies . Surg. 1. the construction of an artificial opening from the …
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