colostomy

noun

a surgical operation that creates an opening from the colon to the surface of the body to function as an anus

Roots

koloncol- · Greek · colon, large intestine stomaostom- · Greek · mouth, opening ia-y · Greek · surgical operation

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Where does colostomy come from?

The word colostomy breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: col, from Greek kolon (“colon, large intestine”); ostom, from Greek stoma (“mouth, opening”); and -y, from Greek ia (“surgical operation”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.