tomo-,-tom, -toma, -tomic, -tomize, -tome, -tomical, -tomically, -tomist, -tomous, -tomy; -otomy
(Greek: cut, incision; section; more often used as a suffix)
tracheotomize
To perform tracheotomy upon.
tracheotomy
Incision of the trachea or cutting an opening into the trachea, usually intended to be temporary Also, tracheostomy.
varicotomy
Excision of a varicose vein.
xerotomography
Xeroradiography of the breast.
xylotomous, xylotomy
1. A reference to organisms that are able to cut or bore into wood.
2. That which cuts or pierces wood, as an insect.
2. That which cuts or pierces wood, as an insect.
zootomy, zootomic, zootomical
1. The study of the anatomy of animals; especially, comparative anatomy.
2. The dissection of animals.
This student is trying to learn more about the anatomic structure
of animals; in this case, the bodily composition of a cat.
2. The dissection of animals.
of animals; in this case, the bodily composition of a cat.
Related cutting-word units: cast-; castrat-; -cise, -cide; -ectomy; mutil-; put-; sec-, seg-; temno-; trunc-.
