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Definition of -ectomy in English English dictionary
- Surgical removal of
- Excision of
- a suffix that means to remove Tonsillectomy means to remove the tonsils Adenoidectomy means to remove the adenoids
- Suffix connoting surgical removal of the affected part (e g appendectomy)
- surgical removal
- to surgically excise
- ectomy
- Any operation involving surgical excision or removal
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() From the Ancient Greek -εκτομία (ektomia, “a cutting out of”) εκτέμειν (ektemnein, “to cut out”) ἐκ (ek, “out”) + τέμνειν (temnein, “to cut”).Resimler
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