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• -stichous

  botany, zoology a combining form meaning “having rows” of the kind or number specified by the initial element: distichous. -stichous combining form having a certain number of rows distichous word origin from late latin -stichus, from greek -stikhos, from stikhos line, row; see stich

• -stome

  a combining form meaning “organism having a mouth or mouthlike organ” (cyclostome), “mouthlike organ” (cytostome), as specified by the initial element. compare -stomous, -stomy. -stome combining form indicating a mouth or opening resembling a mouth peristome word origin from greek stoma mouth, and stomion little mouth

• -stomous

  a combining form meaning “having a mouth” of the kind or number specified by the initial element: monostomous. -stomous combining form having a specified type of mouth monostomous

• -stomy

  a combining form used in the names of surgical operations that involve the establishment of an artificial opening into or between the part or parts specified by the initial element: gastrostomy. -stomy combining form indicating a surgical operation performed to make an artificial opening into or for a specified part cytostomy word origin from greek […]

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