Question

drag the word parts from the bank onto the chalkboard to form the medical term described below. some terms may only have two parts. the surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between the colon and the body surface. prefixes word roots / combining forms suffixes word part bank col ostomy algia arteri/o arthr ectomy gastr hyper hypo ion itis myc myel neur/o osis ot/o otomy rhin/o rrhaphy sclerosis stasis lens

Explanation:

The prefix "col -" refers to the colon. The suffix " - ostomy" means the surgical creation of an artificial opening. Combining them gives the term for the surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between the colon and the body surface.

Answer:

colostomy