Ectomy

//ˈɛktəmi// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any operation involving surgical excision or removal.

Synonyms

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excisionresection

Etymology

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

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