Meaning
suffix-tomy
incision, cutting
GreekGeneral
Terms built from -tomy
10 terms in the TermDecode library use this word part. Where a term’s breakdown names the part, the term is shown split into its parts with -tomy marked.
-tomy decoded step by step
3 library terms, read one part at a time.
- The root phleb/o means “vein”.
- The suffix -tomy means “incision”.
- Together: Incision into a vein to draw blood.
- The root crani/o means “skull”.
- The suffix -tomy means “incision”.
- Together: Surgical incision into the skull.
- The root oste/o means “bone”.
- The suffix -tomy means “incision”.
- Together: Surgical cutting of bone.
Parts that combine with -tomy
Word parts that appear alongside -tomy in a library term’s breakdown, with how many terms pair them.
Other examples
Words that use -tomy but do not yet have their own page in the library.
lobotomy
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