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-tomy
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English
List of -otomies
Alternative forms
en -otomy
Etymology
en :der grc:τέμνω 1
en ine-pro *temh₁-
From en grc τέμνω I cut.
Pronunciation
en /-təmi/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--tomy.wav Southern England
Suffix
Cutting, incision, section
en anatomy A division.
en surgery A surgical incision.
Derived terms
en
en clitoridotomy hemicraniotomy trichotomy
Related terms
en -ectomy
en -ostomy
en -tome
Translations
cutting, incision, section
Catalan: ca -tomia f
French: fr -tomie
Galician: gl -tomía f
Hungarian: hu -tómia, hu metszés -metszés
Irish: ga -tóime f
Italian: it -tomia f
Japanese: ja 切除 せつじょ, setsujo
Polish: pl -tomia f
Spanish: es -tomía f
See also
en -plasty
Further reading