-ectomycomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin -ectomia.

Etymology: < scientific Latin -ectomia (in e.g. neurectomia neurectomy n.; compare also -ectome in e.g. neurectome ) < ancient Greek ἐκτομή action of cutting out, excision, castration ( < ἐκ- (see ex- prefix²) + τομή cutting (see -tomy comb. form), after ἐκτέμνειν to cut out) + scientific Latin -ia -y suffix³. Compare -tomy comb. form.Compare French -ectomie, Italian -ectomia, German -ectomie, -ektomie.

a combining form representing Greek ἐκτομή excision, used to form words denoting a surgical operation for the removal of a part, as appendicectomy, colectomy, hysterectomy, lobectomy.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	-ectomy
释义	-ectomycomb. form Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin -ectomia. Etymology: < scientific Latin -ectomia (in e.g. neurectomia neurectomy n.; compare also -ectome in e.g. neurectome ) < ancient Greek ἐκτομή action of cutting out, excision, castration ( < ἐκ- (see ex- prefix²) + τομή cutting (see -tomy comb. form), after ἐκτέμνειν to cut out) + scientific Latin -ia -y suffix³. Compare -tomy comb. form.Compare French -ectomie, Italian -ectomia, German -ectomie, -ektomie. a combining form representing Greek ἐκτομή excision, used to form words denoting a surgical operation for the removal of a part, as appendicectomy, colectomy, hysterectomy, lobectomy. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < comb. form
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