Meanings
Origin
Back-formation from -ectomy, a suffix used in the names of many such operations.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Italian ectomia
- ectomiaany operation involving surgical excision or removal
Spanish ectomía
- ectomíaany operation involving surgical excision or removal
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with ectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
All rhymes →Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
ectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ectomy
MLA
“ectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ectomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ectomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ectomy.
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