Medical Terminology / MedTerm 0088 · Atom · ~20 seconds
-ectomy: Excision
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The suffix ectomy names surgical removal of the structure its root identifies.
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Appendectomy is surgical removal of the appendix.
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Three surgical suffixes are confused with one another in every direction.
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