224 -stomy is the suffix meaning surgical
creation of an artificial opening.
Therefore, a colostomy is an
__________ into the colon.
ko-los'to-me
artificial opening
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225 -tomy is the suffix meaning incision or
cutting into. A laparotomy, then, is an
__________ in the abdominal wall.
lap-ah-rot'o-me
incision
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226 The suffix for binding or fixation is
-desis. Arthrodesis, then, is the
medical term for surgical
__________/__________ of a joint.
ar"thro-de'sis
binding/fixation
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