English Explanatory Dictionary

-tomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Cutting, incision, section
  2. A division.
  3. A surgical incision.

Pronunciation

/-təmi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--tomy.wav

Word forms

-tomy -otomy

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy From Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”).

Related words

-ectomy -ostomy -tome -plasty

Derived words

clitoridotomy hemicraniotomy trichotomy

Translations

Catalan: -tomia French: -tomie Galician: -tomía Hungarian: -tómia Hungarian: -metszés Irish: -tóime Italian: -tomia Japanese: 切除 Polish: -tomia Spanish: -tomía
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