-ectomy, -ectome, -ectomize
(Greek: a suffix; cut, excise, surgical removal of)
pancreaticoduodenectomy
pancreatoduodenectomy
pancreatolithectomy
The surgical removal of a pancreatic concretion or the excision of a calculus from the pancreas.
pancreectomy
panhysterectomy
Excision of the entire uterus including the cervix uteri.
panhysterocolpectomy
The total excision of the uterus and vagina.
panhysterosalpingectomy
The excision, or surgical removal, of the uterus, cervix, and fallopian tubes.
paniculectomy
panniculectomy
panproctocolectomy
pansinusectomy
papillectomy
Excision or the surgical removal of any papilla.
parathyroidectomy
Excision of a parathyroid gland.
parotidectomy
patellectomy
Related cutting-word units:
castrat-;
-cise, -cide;
put-;
sec-, seg-;
temno-;
-tomy;
trunc-.
-Ectomy Word-Sources of Definitions
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