-stomy
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-stomy
word element [Gr.], creation of an opening into or a communication between.
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-stomy
Artificial or surgical opening. See: stomato-.
[G. stoma, mouth]
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-stomy
Suffix denoting artificial or surgical opening.
See also: stomato-
See also: stomato-
[G. stoma, mouth]
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