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-ectomia

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See also: ectomia

Catalan

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ, “a cutting out of”), from ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō, “to cut out”), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”).

Suffix

-ectomia f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ectomies)

(surgery) -ectomy

Derived terms

Catalan terms suffixed with -ectomia

Further reading

“-ectomia”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
“-ectomia”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
“-ectomia” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

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Italian

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ, “a cutting out of”), from ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō, “to cut out”), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”).

Suffix

-ectomia f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ectomie)

(surgery) -ectomy

Derived terms

Anagrams

ematico

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Portuguese

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ, “a cutting out of”), from ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō, “to cut out”), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɛk.toˈmi.ɐ/, /ɛ.ki.toˈmi.ɐ/, (nonstandard) /ek.toˈmi.ɐ/, (nonstandard) /e.ki.toˈmi.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɛk.toˈmi.a/, (nonstandard) /ek.toˈmi.a/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɛ.ktuˈmi.ɐ/

Suffix

-ectomia f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ectomias)

(surgery) -ectomy

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -ectomia

Further reading

“-ectomia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
“-ectomia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

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