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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:List of -otomiesWikipedia

Alternative forms

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• -otomy

Etymology

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From Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /-təmi/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Suffix

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-tomy

1. Cutting, incision, section
   1. (anatomy) A division.
   2. (surgery) A surgical incision.

Derived terms

[edit] English terms suffixed with -tomy adenotomy adhesiotomy alveolotomy amniotomy amygdalotomy anatomy androtomy angiotomy anthropotomy antrotomy aortotomy aponeurotomy arthrotomy atriotomy autotomy axotomy bdellatomy biotomy blastotomy blepharotomy bronchotomy canaliculotomy canthectomy canthotomy capsulotomy cardiotomy celiotomy cephalotomy cerebellotomy cerebrotomy cervicotomy cheilotomy cholecystotomy choledochotomy chondrotomy cleidotomy coeliotomy colotomy colpotomy condylotomy contextomy corticotomy costotomy countertomy craniotomy cricotomy cryotomy culdotomy cyclotomy cystotomy dacryocystorhinotomy dacryocystotomy dendrotomy discotomy duodenotomy electrotomy elytrotomy embryotomy encephalotomy enterotomy entomotomy epididymotomy episiotomy esophagotomy fasciotomy fissurotomy gastrohysterotomy gastrotomy glossotomy goniotomy hemispherotomy herniotomy hippotomy histotomy hysterotomy ichthyotomy ileotomy infundibulotomy iridotomy jejunotomy keratotomy laminotomy laparotomy laryngotomy leucotomy leukotomy lipotomy lithotomy lymphotomy mammotomy mandibulotomy marginotomy meatotomy mediastinotomy meniscotomy metrotomy microtomy mucotomy myelotomy myotomy myringotomy nanotomy necrotomy nephrotomy neurotomy nucleotomy nymphotomy odontotomy omphalotomy oncotomy ophthalmotomy orchotomy ornithotomy orthotomy ossiculotomy osteotomy ovariotomy pallidotomy pancreatotomy paratomy pelviotomy peotomy pericardiotomy peritomy pharyngotomy phlebotomy phytotomy plasmotomy pleurotomy plexotomy pneumonotomy pneumotomy pogonotomy polytomy posthetomy proctotomy prostatotomy pubiotomy pyelotomy pylorotomy rectotomy rhachiotomy rhinotomy rhizotomy salpingotomy sclerotomy sheathotomy splanchnotomy splenotomy staphylotomy stereotomy sternotomy strabotomy syndesmotomy syringotomy tarsotomy tenotomy thoracotomy thyrotomy trabeculotomy tracheotomy tympanotomy urethrotomy uterotomy uvulatomy uvulotomy vaginotomy vagotomy valvotomy valvulotomy varicotomy vasotomy venotomy ventriculotomy vestibulotomy viscerotomy xylotomy zootomy

• clitoridotomy
• hemicraniotomy
• trichotomy

Related terms

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• -ectomy
• -ostomy
• -tome

Translations

[edit] cutting, incision, section

Catalan: -tomia (ca) f French: -tomie (fr) Galician: -tomía (gl) f Hungarian: -tómia, -metszés (hu) Irish: -tóime f Italian: -tomia (it) f Japanese: 切除 (ja) (せつじょ, setsujo) Polish: -tomia (pl) f Spanish: -tomía f

See also

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• -plasty

Further reading

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• “-tomy”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “-tomy”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “-tomy”, in Collins English Dictionary.

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