Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
- Proto-Hellenic*eks
- Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
- Ancient Greekἐκ- (ek-)
- Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
- Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
- Ancient Greekἐκτέμνω (ektémnō)
- Ancient Greekἐκτομή (ektomḗ)
- English-ectomy
From Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ, “a cutting out of”), from ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō, “to cut out”), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”).
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan -ectomia, -ectomia
- -ectomiaexcision of
- -ectomiasurgical removal of
Finnish poisto, poistoleikkaus
- poistoexcision of
- poistoleikkaussurgical removal of
French -ectomie, -ectomie
- -ectomieexcision of
- -ectomiesurgical removal of
German -entfernung, -amputation f -ektomie
- -entfernungsurgical removal of
- -amputation f -ektomiesurgical removal of
Hungarian -ektómia, -eltávolítás
- -ektómiaexcision of
- -eltávolítássurgical removal of
- -ektómiasurgical removal of
Indonesian -ektomi
- -ektomisurgical removal of
Italian -ectomia, -ectomia
- -ectomiaexcision of
- -ectomiasurgical removal of
Persian برداری, ـکتومی
- برداری (bardâri)surgical removal of
- ـکتومی (-ektomi)surgical removal of
Polish -ektomia, -ektomia
- -ektomiaexcision of
- -ektomiasurgical removal of
Portuguese -ectomia, -ectomia
- -ectomiaexcision of
- -ectomiasurgical removal of
Romanian -ectomie, -ectomie
- -ectomieexcision of
- -ectomiesurgical removal of
Spanish -ectomía, -ectomía
- -ectomíaexcision of
- -ectomíasurgical removal of
Swedish -ektomi
- -ektomisurgical removal of
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APA
-ectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ectomy
MLA
“-ectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ectomy. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-ectomy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ectomy.
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