-ectomy
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See also: ectomy
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek -εκτομία (-ektomía, “a cutting out of”), from ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō, “to cut out”), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-ectomy
- (surgery) Surgical removal of.
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- -stomy (“surgery with a focus on creating a stoma”)
- -tomy (“surgery with a focus on creating an opening”)
Translations[edit]
excision of
surgical removal of
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See also[edit]
- -plasty (“any surgery, but often one that revises/remodels rather than excises”)