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
algia
arteri/o
arthr
col
ectomy
gastr
hyper
hypo
ion
itis
myc
myel
neur/o
osis
ostomy
ot/o
otomy
rhin/o
rrhaphy
sclerosis
stasis
tens

Explanation:

The term "colostomy" is formed by combining the word root "col" (referring to the colon) and the suffix "ostomy" (which means a surgical opening). This matches the description of creating an artificial excretory opening from the colon to the body surface.

Answer:

colostomy