It is "removal by surgical means".
The suffix -tomy means cutting into or incision. It is commonly used in medical terminology to describe surgical procedures involving cutting into a specific part of the body. Examples include appendectomy (removal of the appendix) and lobotomy (surgical incision into the frontal lobe of the brain).
The suffix "-tomy" means the act of cutting or making an incision, particularly in surgical procedures.
The suffix of "onychotomy" is "-tomy," which means "cutting into" or "incision."
It is a suffix that means cutting
The root word "tomy" means "cutting" or "incision." It is commonly used in medical terminology to refer to surgical procedures that involve cutting into tissue.
The Latin stem "tomy" refers to the act of cutting. Words with this stem include "anatomy" (the study of bodily structures by cutting open) and "lobotomy" (surgical incision into the frontal lobe of the brain).
The medical suffix -tomy makes a noun (an operation) from a noun (an organ).
-tomy,suffix meaning a "surgical incision": cystotomy, oncotomy, phlebotomy.
The suffix "-tomy" means the act of cutting or making an incision, particularly in surgical procedures.
The suffix of "onychotomy" is "-tomy," which means "cutting into" or "incision."
"Ana" to give anatomy.
"Ana" to give anatomy.
It is a suffix that means cutting
If you mean the ending in words like mastectomy and anatomy then it's not suffix, but the compound Greek word -tomy τομή [tomee] = cutting
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Osteotomy Oste/o means bone with combining vowel -tomy is a suffix for "incision" or "to cut into"
The root word "tomy" means "cutting" or "incision." It is commonly used in medical terminology to refer to surgical procedures that involve cutting into tissue.
The Latin stem "tomy" refers to the act of cutting. Words with this stem include "anatomy" (the study of bodily structures by cutting open) and "lobotomy" (surgical incision into the frontal lobe of the brain).