-ectomy

Medical Suffix
-ectomy

-ectomy means surgical removal, excision (from the Greek).

What does -ectomy mean?

The suffix -ectomy means "surgical removal, excision". It is used to build many medical terms, and comes from the Greek.

Example words using -ectomy

WordMeaning
appendectomyremoval of the appendix
mastectomyremoval of a breast

Related word parts

-otomy · -ostomy

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