-ectomy

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ, “a cutting out of”), from ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō, “to cut out”), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /-ˈɛktəmi/ === Suffix === -ectomy (surgery) Surgical removal of. ==== Synonyms ==== excision resection ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== -stomy (“surgery with a focus on creating a stoma”) -tomy (“surgery with a focus on creating an opening”) ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== -plasty (“any surgery, but often one that revises/remodels rather than excises”) === Anagrams === cytome