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Pronunciation
- /-ˈɛktəmi/
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ)der. 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”).
Meanings
- (morpheme) The surgical removal of.
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Synonyms
Translations (27)
gl -ectomía (excision of) · ca -ectomia (surgical removal of) · es -ectomía (excision of) · fa ـکتومی (surgical removal of) · ro -ectomie (excision of) · fa برداری (surgical removal of) · fr -ectomie (excision of) · de -amputation f -ektomie (surgical removal of) · fi poistoleikkaus (surgical removal of) · fi poisto (excision of) · ro -ectomie (surgical removal of) · it -ectomia (excision of) · hu -ektómia (excision of) · id -ektomi (surgical removal of) · de -entfernung (surgical removal of) · pl -ektomia (excision of) · sv -ektomi (surgical removal of) · hu -eltávolítás (surgical removal of) · pt -ectomia (excision of) · pl -ektomia (surgical removal of) · fr -ectomie (surgical removal of) · pt -ectomia (surgical removal of) · es -ectomía (surgical removal of) · hu -ektómia (surgical removal of) · ca -ectomia (excision of) · it -ectomia (surgical removal of) · gl -ectomía (surgical removal of)