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-tom is the medical terminology combining form meaning to cut or incision. For instance, keratotomy is cutting the cornea, and computed tomography is the process of using a computer to make virtual cuts to visualize internal structures.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 11y agootomy-means to cut into or make an incision.
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∙ 12y ago-ectomy is the medical terminology suffix meaning excision or surgical removal.
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∙ 8y agoThe medical terminology suffix meaning To make an incision, or cut into a body part, is tom/o, as in gastrotomy (surgical incision of the stomach). The Latin root is Tomo(s) = to cut.
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∙ 10y ago-rrhaphy is the medical term meaning surgical suturing.
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∙ 12y ago-lithotomy is the medical terminology suffix meaning incision to remove a stone.
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∙ 12y agoIts an incision.
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∙ 6y agoincisio
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