-ectomy

noun combining form

Definition of -ECTOMY

: surgical removal <gastrectomy>

New Latin -ectomia, from Greek ektemnein to cut out, from ec-, ex- out + temnein to cut — more at tome

Medical Dictionary

noun combining form -ec·to·my \ˈek-tə-mē\

plural -ec·to·mies

: surgical removal <gastrectomy> <appendectomy>

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