"Ana" to give anatomy.
The medical suffix -tomy makes a noun (an operation) from a noun (an organ).
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.
It is a suffix that means cutting
Phlep-= vein (the root) + -tomomy =cutting off a (suffix). There is no prefix.
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
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 is of Greek origin, from the word tome, "a cutting".The word tomography (the 'T' in a CAT scan) is based on tome and graphein, "to write".
The population of Takara Tomy is 31.
Tomy is a proper noun, as is the name Tommy.
Tomy Dunster is 6' 1".