-tomy
-tomy means "incision, cutting".
Meaning
-tomy
incision, cutting
Terms built from -tomy
10 terms in the TermDecode library use this word part.
Incision into a vein to draw blood
Surgical incision into the skull
Surgical cutting of bone
Incision into the eardrum
Surgical incision into an artery
Surgical incision into the abdominal wall
Surgical incision into fascia
Surgical incision of the perineum during childbirth
Surgical cutting of a nerve
Incision into the trachea
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Words that use -tomy but do not yet have their own page in the library.
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