-ectomy, -ectome, -ectomize

(Greek: a suffix; cut, excise, surgical removal of)

hysterocolpectomy
Surgical removal of the uterus and vagina.
hysteromyomectomy
The surgical removal of a uterine myoma (benign fibroid or smooth-muscle tumor of the uterus).
hystero-oophorectomy
The surgical removal of the uterus and the ovaries.
hysterosalpingectomy (s) (noun), hysterosalpingectomies (pl)
The surgical removal of the uterus and the fallopian tubes.
hysterotrachelectomy
Removal of the neck of the uterus.
ileectomy
ileocecectomy
immunosympathectomy
incudectomy
infarctectomy
Surgical removal of an infarct or a localized area of ischemic (inadequate blood) necrosis (dead tissue) produced by anoxia (lack of oxygen) following occlusion (closure) of the arterial supply or the venous drainage of the tissue, organ, or part.
infundibulectomy
Surgical excision of the infundibulum of any bodily structure or organ; especially, the heart.
iridectome
A surgical instrument for cutting the iris of the eye.
iridectomize
To excise (cut out) a portion of the iris.
iridectomy
1. The process of making a hole in the iris by surgically removing a full-thickness piece from the iris.
2. The act or surgical process of cutting out a portion of the iris in order to form an artificial pupil.
iridocorneosclerectomy
Surgical excision of a portion of the iris, cornea, and sclera (white outer coat of the eyeball) for glaucoma.

Related cutting-word units: cast-; castrat-; -cise, -cide; mutil-; put-; sec-, seg-; temno-; -tomy; trunc-.

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