-ectomy

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-ectomy

/-ˈɛktəmi/

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ, “a cutting out of”), from ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō, “to cut out”), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”).

suffix

morpheme The surgical removal of.
Similar: excision, resection

Translations

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suffix excision of

Español	-ectomía
Português	-ectomia
Français	-ectomie
Italiano	-ectomia
Română	-ectomie

suffix surgical removal of

Español	-ectomía
Português	-ectomia
Français	-ectomie
Deutsch	-entfernung, -amputation f -ektomie
Italiano	-ectomia
Română	-ectomie

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Chicago

"-ectomy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/-ectomy.

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@misc{ectomy_2026,
  title = {-ectomy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/-ectomy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}