-stomy

suffix

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

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Meanings

suffix

alternative -ostomy

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

Origin

Possibly from stoma + -y.

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APA

-stomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-stomy

MLA

“-stomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-stomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-stomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-stomy.

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