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
algia
word roots /
combining forms
col
suffixes
ostomy
word part bank
arteri/o
arthr
ectomy
gastr
hyper
hypo
iom
itis
myc
myel
neur/o
osis
otomy
at/o
rrhaphy
rhin/o
stasis
tens

Explanation:

The term describes a surgical procedure creating an opening. "Col" refers to the colon (word root). "Ostomy" means a surgical opening (suffix). Combining them gives the term for this procedure.

Answer:

Colostomy