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-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 ).
-tomy
combining form
- indicating a surgical cutting of a specified part or tissue
lobotomy
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Word History and Origins
Origin of -tomy1
from Greek -tomia; see -tome
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Example Sentences
But he believed that there were two world-famous Italian doctors named Tracchi and Tomy.
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