-ectomy

See also: ectomy

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -εκτομία (-ektomía, “a cutting out of”), from ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō, “to cut out”), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /-ˈɛktəmi/

Suffix

-ectomy

Excision of.
(surgery) Surgical removal of.

Derived terms

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Related terms

-ostomy
-tomy

Translations

excision of

Catalan: -ectomia f
Finnish: poisto (fi)
Galician: -ectomía f

Italian: -ectomia (it) f
Spanish: -ectomía (es) f

surgical removal of

Catalan: -ectomia f
Finnish: poistoleikkaus
Galician: -ectomía f
German: -entfernung f; (of an outer organ, e.g. breasts, also) -amputation f (chiefly specialist) -ektomie f

Hungarian: -eltávolítás (hu), -ektómia
Italian: -ectomia (it) f
Spanish: -ectomía (es) f

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