Question

the look-alike, sound-alike term that means surgical creation of a new opening to the outside is:
-otomy.
-ectomy.
-ostomy.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze medical terminology suffixes:

• “-otomy” means surgical incision (e.g., laparotomy).
• “-ectomy” means surgical removal (e.g., appendectomy).
• “-ostomy” means surgical creation of a new opening to the outside (e.g., colostomy).

So the correct suffix is “-ostomy”.

Answer:

-ostomy.