-ectomia
See also: ectomia
Catalan
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek -εκτομία (-ektomía, “a cutting out of”), from ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō, “to cut out”), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”).
Suffix
-ectomia f
- (surgery) -ectomy
Derived terms
Catalan terms suffixed with -ectomia
Further reading
- “-ectomia” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “-ectomia”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “-ectomia” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Italian
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek -εκτομία (-ektomía, “a cutting out of”), from ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō, “to cut out”), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”).
Suffix
-ectomia f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ectomie)
- (surgery) -ectomy
Derived terms
Italian terms suffixed with -ectomia
Anagrams
- ematico
Portuguese
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek -εκτομία (-ektomía, “a cutting out of”), from ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō, “to cut out”), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ek.toˈmi.ɐ/, /e.ki.toˈmi.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ek.toˈmi.a/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɛ.ktuˈmi.ɐ/
Suffix
-ectomia f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ectomias)
- (surgery) -ectomy
Derived terms
Portuguese terms suffixed with -ectomia