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-ectomy
-ectomysuff. Surgical removal: tonsillectomy. [New Latin -ectomia : Greek ek-, out; see ecto- + -tomiā, -tomy.]-ectomy n combining form (Surgery) indicating surgical excision of a part: appendectomy. [from New Latin -ectomia, from Greek ek- out + -tomy]-ectomy a combining form meaning “excision” of the organ or tissue specified by the initial element: tonsillectomy. [< New Latin -ectomia] -ectomy
-ectomy word element [Gr.], excision; surgical removal.-ectomy (ek'tō-mē), Removal of an anatomical structure. See also: -tomy. [G. ektomē, a cutting out] -ectomy Suffix meaning removal of an anatomic structure. See also: -tomy[G. ektomē, a cutting out] |