-ectome
noun combining form
-ec·tome
ˈekˌtōm
plural -s
: instrument used in surgical removal of (a specified organ or part)
neurectome
tonsillectome
Word History
Etymology
New Latin -ectomus, from -ectomia, after New Latin -tomia -tomy: -tomus -tome
- common courtesy
- common cracker
- common curlew
- common denominator
- common denominators
- common difference
- common disaster
- common divisor
- common dolphin
- common dormouse
- common entrance
- Common Era
- common establishment
- common fig
- common fishery
- common flute
- common form
- common fraction
- common gallinule
- common garden
- common goldeneye
- common good
- common grace
- common grackle
- common ground