-tomy
a combining form meaning “cutting, incision” of an organ, “excision” of an object, as specified by the initial element (appendectomy; lithotomy); also occurring in abstract nouns corresponding to adjectives ending in -tomous (dichotomy).
Origin of -tomy
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How to use -tomy in a sentence
But he believed that there were two world-famous Italian doctors named Tracchi and Tomy.
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British Dictionary definitions for -tomy
-tomy
n combining form
indicating a surgical cutting of a specified part or tissue: lobotomy
Origin of -tomy
1from Greek -tomia; see -tome
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