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-ectomy

Definitions

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  • suffix Excision of.
  • suffix surgery Surgical removal of.

Etymologies

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From the Ancient Greek -εκτομία (ektomía, "a cutting out of"), from ἐκτέμνω (ektémnô, "to cut out"), from ἐκ (ek, "out") + τέμνω (témnô, "to cut").

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Examples

  • While women are certainly more in tune to bone loss and bone issues than men, many of us still tend to relegate bone issues to the second tier of medical attention with heart attacks, cancer, and anything that involves the suffix -ectomy typically standing firmly on the first tier.

    You Staying Young MEHMET C. OZ 2007

  • While women are certainly more in tune to bone loss and bone issues than men, many of us still tend to relegate bone issues to the second tier of medical attention with heart attacks, cancer, and anything that involves the suffix -ectomy typically standing firmly on the first tier.

    You Staying Young MEHMET C. OZ 2007

  • While women are certainly more in tune to bone loss and bone issues than men, many of us still tend to relegate bone issues to the second tier of medical attention with heart attacks, cancer, and anything that involves the suffix -ectomy typically standing firmly on the first tier.

    You Staying Young MEHMET C. OZ 2007

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forms (16)

Forms

  1. adenoidectomy
  2. apicectomy
  3. appendectomy
  4. appendicectomy
  5. atherectomy
  6. bullectomy
  7. cardioectomy
  8. cholecystectomy
  9. clitorectomy
  10. clitoridectomy
  11. colectomy
  12. dactylectomy
  13. discectomy
  14. diskectomy
  15. diverticulectomy
  16. endarterectomy

cross-references (3)

Cross-references

  1. -ostomy
  2. -otomy
  3. -plasty

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