| -ectomy suff. Surgical removal: tonsillectomy. [New Latin -ectomia : Greek ek-, out; see ecto- + -tomi  , -tomy.] |
-ectomy
n combining form
(Medicine / Surgery) indicating surgical excision of a part appendectomy
[from New Latin -ectomia, from Greek ek- out + -tomy]
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