-ectomy

Signification (Anglais)

Surgical removal of.

Concepts

extraction

extirpation

Synonymes

exposing

taking out

picking out

Traductions

-ectomia

-ectomia

-ectomía

Extirpation

völlige Entfernung

Herausschneiden

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/-ˈɛktəmi/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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