-tomy

English

Alternative forms

• -otomy

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-təmi/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

Suffix

-tomy

1. Cutting, incision, section
   1. (anatomy) A division.
   2. (surgery) A surgical incision.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -tomy

• clitoridotomy
• hemicraniotomy
• trichotomy

 

Related terms

• -ectomy
• -ostomy
• -tome

Translations

cutting, incision, section

• Catalan: -tomia (ca) f
• French: -tomie (fr)
• Galician: -tomía f
• Hungarian: -tómia, -metszés (hu)
• Irish: -tóime f
• Italian: -tomia (it) f
• Japanese: 切除 (ja) (せつじょ, setsujo)
• Polish: -tomia (pl) f
• Spanish: -tomía f

See also

• -plasty

Further reading

• “-tomy”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “-tomy”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “-tomy”, in Collins English Dictionary.