enterostomy

noun

surgical operation that creates a permanent opening through the abdominal wall into the intestine

Roots

enteronentero- · Greek · intestine stoma-stomy · Greek · mouth, opening

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The word enterostomy breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: entero, from Greek enteron (“intestine”); and -stomy, from Greek stoma (“mouth, opening”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.