List Of Words With The Suffix “ostomy”

Do you know what a ‘sigmoidorectostomy’, ‘laryngostomy’, ‘enterocolostomy’, ‘cholecystenterostomy’, or ‘typhlostomy’ is? If not, this list of words with the suffix -ostomy is here to help. This article provides a comprehensive list of words with the suffix -ostomy, arranged by common usage. All of the words are provided without meanings, so you can use the list to find the words you need and then look up their definitions separately.

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The words on this list range from common medical terms to more obscure words. For example, the list includes ‘sigmoidorectostomy’, which is a surgical procedure that connects the rectum and sigmoid colon, as well as ‘laryngostomy’, which is an opening created in the neck to provide an airway.

It also includes ‘enterocolostomy’, which is a procedure to connect the small intestine to the colon, and ‘cholecystenterostomy’, which is a surgical procedure to connect the gallbladder to the small intestine.


This list of words with the suffix -ostomy is a great resource for anyone looking for a comprehensive list of words related to medical procedures.

The words arranged in the lists below are in order of frequency of use, from left to right and down.





tracheostomy
colostomy
ileostomy
gastrostomy
ovariostomy
oophorostomy
pancreaticoduodenostomy
pancreaticogastrostomy
lumbocolostomy
lipostomy
laryngostomy
nephrostomy
hepaticoenterostomy
hepaticogastrostomy
hepaticostomy
hepatoduodenostomy
hepatostomy
ileocolostomy
ileosigmoidostomy
jejunostomy
laparocolostomy
laparoenterostomy
pancreatoenterostomy
perineostomy
ureteroenterostomy
ureteropyelostomy
ureteroproctostomy
ureterorectostomy
ureterosalpingostomy
ureterosigmoidostomy
ureterostomy
urethrostomy
vasoepididymostomy
ureterocolostomy
ureterocystostomy
pylorostomy
proctostomy
rectostomy
salpingostomy
sigmoidoproctostomy
sigmoidorectostomy
sigmoidostomy
thoracostomy
typhlostomy
vasostomy
hepaticoduodenostomy
angiostomy
cholecystogastrostomy
cholecystoileostomy
cholecystojejunostomy
cholecystonephrostomy
cholecystostomy
choledochoduodenostomy
choledochoenterostomy
choledochostomy
cholecystoduodenostomy
cholecystocolostomy
cholecystnephrostomy
appendicocaecostomy
appendicostomy
arthrostomy
bronchostomy
caecostomy
cecostomy
cholecystenterostomy
cholecystgastrostomy
cystocolostomy
cystoproctostomy
cystostomy
esophagostomy
fallostomy
gastrocolostomy
gastroduodenostomy
gastroenterocolostomy
gastroenterostomy
gastroesophagostomy
gastrojejunostomy
esophagogastrostomy
epididymovasostomy
enterocolostomy
colorectostomy
dacryocystorhinostomy
duodenocholecystostomy
duodenocystostomy
duodenoenterostomy
duodenojejunostomy
duodenostomy
enterocholecystostomy
enterostomy

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