Choosing Among -ectomy, -otomy, and -ostomy

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Choosing among the three surgical suffixes means asking what happened to the structure: was it removed, opened, or given a permanent opening?

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Three decisions on one root, colon.

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Otomy and ostomy differ by one letter and by whether the patient leaves with an opening. Read the letter.

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