-tomy

Meaning

1. Cutting, incision, section
2. A division.
3. A surgical incision.

Etymology / origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy From Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”).

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