It is "removal by surgical means".
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 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 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."
It is a suffix that means cutting
"Ana" to give anatomy.
"Ana" to give anatomy.
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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Phlep-= vein (the root) + -tomomy =cutting off a (suffix). There is no prefix.
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.
There is no suffix in mean.
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".