-ectomy
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See also: ectomy
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ, “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”)