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-ectomy
- a combining form meaning “excision” of the part specified by the initial element, used in the formation of compound words:
tonsillectomy.
-ectomy
combining form
- indicating surgical excision of a part
appendectomy
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Word History and Origins
Origin of -ectomy1
from New Latin -ectomia, from Greek ek- out + -tomy
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