-otomy, -tomy
Suffix Medical Terminology
Cutting into; incision.
Example: tracheotomy (incision into the trachea)
Sources
- Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean · MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
Terms built with -otomy, -tomy
- anatomyThe study of the structure of the body.
- phlebotomyThe practice of drawing blood from a vein, usually for laboratory testing.
Related terms
- incisionA clean surgical cut in the skin.
- -opiaVision condition.
- -opsyViewing or examination.
- -osisAbnormal condition or increase.
- -ostomy, -stomySurgical creation of an opening.
- -ousPertaining to or having the quality of.
- -paresisPartial paralysis or weakness.
- -pathyDisease.
- -peniaDeficiency or too few.