-ectomy

ectomy English Etymology en :der grc:ἐκτομή<t:a cutting out of> 1 From en grc ἐκτομή a cutting out of, from grc ἐκτέμνω to cut out, from grc ἐκ out + grc τέμνω to cut. Pronunciation en /-ˈɛktəmi/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-ɛktəmi.wav US Suffix en surgery The surgical removal of. en excision resection Derived terms en Related terms en -stomy surgery with a focus on creating a stoma en -tomy surgery with a focus on creating an opening Translations excision of Catalan: ca -ectomia f Finnish: fi poisto French: fr -ectomie Galician: gl -ectomía f Hungarian: hu -ektómia Italian: it -ectomia f Polish: pl -ektomia f Portuguese: pt -ectomia f Romanian: ro -ectomie f Spanish: es -ectomía f surgical removal of Catalan: ca -ectomia f Finnish: fi poistoleikkaus French: fr -ectomie f Galician: gl -ectomía f German: de -entfernung f; of an outer organ, e.g. breasts, also de -amputation f chiefly specialist de -ektomie f Hungarian: hu eltávolítás -eltávolítás, hu -ektómia Indonesian: id -ektomi Italian: it -ectomia f Persian: fa برداری bardâri, fa ـکتومی -ektomi Polish: pl -ektomia f Portuguese: pt -ectomia f Romanian: ro -ectomie f Spanish: es -ectomía f Swedish: sv -ektomi See also en -plasty any surgery, but often one that revises/remodels rather than excises Anagrams en cemoty cytome en Amputation Medicine Surgery