💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Ectomy"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| excisionnoun | (surgery) The removal of something (a tumor or body part) by cutting. |
| exsectionnoun | A cutting out or away. |
| exeresisnoun | Alternative spelling of exaeresis. [(surgery, now rare) An operation involving the removal of a part or parts of the body; excision, ectomy.] |
| exaeresisnoun | (surgery, now rare) An operation involving the removal of a part or parts of the body; excision, ectomy. |
| exenterationnoun | (surgery) The surgical removal of all the contents of a body cavity such as the pelvis or the orbit. |
| enterectomynoun | (surgery) The excision of part of the intestine. |
| sectionectomynoun | (surgery) Removal of a section of an organ. |
| resectionnoun | (medicine) The surgical removal of part or all of a tissue, organ, tumor, or body part. |
| surgerynoun | (medicine, usually uncountable) A procedure involving major incisions to remove, repair, or replace a part of a body. |
| transplantectomynoun | (surgery) The excision of a transplant. |
| exostectomynoun | (surgery) excision of an exostosis |
| osteectomynoun | (surgery) The surgical removal of a bone. |
| omentectomynoun | (surgery) The excision of the omentum. |
| exteriorizationnoun | The physical embodiment of an abstraction. |
| ostectomynoun | (surgery) Excision of all or part of a bone. |
| enucleationnoun | (surgery) The surgical removal of an intact organ, especially of the eye and of cysts and tumors. |
| surgical procedurenoun | (medicine) A procedure in which one or more incisions are made into the body in order to repair damage or remove diseased tissue; an operation. |
| operationnoun | (uncountable) The act or process of operating (verb): agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral. |
| suturectomynoun | (surgery) The removal of sutures. |
| ungiectomynoun | (surgery) The surgical removal of a fingernail or toenail. |
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