ectomy

See also: -ectomy

English

Etymology

Back-formation from -ectomy, a suffix used in the names of many such operations.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛktəmi/
• Rhymes: -ɛktəmi

Noun

ectomy (plural ectomies)

1. (medicine) Any operation involving surgical excision or removal.

Translations

any operation involving surgical excision or removal

• Italian: ectomia (it) f

See also

• ostomy

Anagrams

• cytome