-ECTOMY


Meaning of -ECTOMY in English

combining form

(in nouns) a medical operation in which part of the body is removed :

appendectomy (= removal of the appendix )

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WORD ORIGIN

from Greek ektomē excision, from ek out + temnein to cut.

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