an opening.
The medical terminology combining form -ostomy refers to a surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening (stoma) in the body for waste elimination or drainage. It is commonly used in procedures like colostomy, ileostomy, and urostomy.
It is the suffix for Cell in medical terminology.
Stoma- is the medical terminology combining form meaning mouth. It can be found in words like stomatitis (inflammation of the mouth) or xerostomia (dry mouth).
"One" has the same meaning in medical terminology and in lay language.
The medical terminology combining form -crine means secretion
Rachio- is a medical terminology combining form meaning spine.
-plegia is the medical terminology combining form that means paralysis.
Resembling has the same meaning in medical terminology as in lay language: looking like.
CPT most often stands for current procedural terminology in medical terminology.
The medical terminology combining form oto- means ear.
Ex- is the medical terminology combining form meaning out or outside.
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