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-ectome

noun combining form
-ec·​tome | \ ˈekˌtōm\
plural -s

Definition of -ectome

: instrument used in surgical removal of (a specified organ or part) neurectome tonsillectome

History and Etymology for -ectome

New Latin -ectomus, from -ectomia, after New Latin -tomia -tomy: -tomus -tome

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