"ectomy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɛktəmi/ Forms: ectomies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛktəmi Etymology: Back-formation from -ectomy, a suffix used in the names of many such operations. Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en|-ectomy}} Back-formation from -ectomy Head templates: {{en-noun}} ectomy (plural ectomies)
  1. (medicine) Any operation involving surgical excision or removal. Categories (topical): Medicine Related terms: ostomy Translations (any operation involving surgical excision or removal): ectomia [feminine] (Italian), ectomía [feminine] (Spanish)

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