-ectome

noun combining form

-ec·​tome

ˈekˌtōm

plural -s

: instrument used in surgical removal of (a specified organ or part)

neurectome

tonsillectome

Word History

Etymology

New Latin -ectomus, from -ectomia, after New Latin -tomia -tomy: -tomus -tome

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