-ectomy
[Gr. ektomē, a cutting out + -ia]
Suffix meaning surgical excision of an anatomical structure.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "-ectomy." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/769558/all/_ectomy.
-ectomy. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/769558/all/_ectomy. Accessed January 6, 2025.
-ectomy. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/769558/all/_ectomy
-ectomy [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2025 January 06]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/769558/all/_ectomy.
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