Words ending with tomy
5 letter words ending with tomy
6 letter words ending with tomy
- -stomy — indicating a surgical operation performed to make an artificial opening into or for a specified part
- ectomy — (medicine) Any operation involving surgical excision or removal.
- ostomy — any of various surgical procedures, as a colostomy, in which an artificial opening is made so as to permit the drainage of waste products either into an appropriate organ or to the outside of the body.
- ottomy — (obsolete) skeleton.
7 letter words ending with tomy
8 letter words ending with tomy
- autotomy — the casting off by an animal of a part of its body, to facilitate escape when attacked
- colotomy — a colonic incision
- ileotomy — (surgery) cutting into the ileum; ileostomy.
- lobotomy — the operation of cutting into a lobe, as of the brain or the lung.
- oncotomy — the surgical removal of a tumour
9 letter words ending with tomy
- adenotomy — (anatomy) Dissection of, or incision into, a gland or glands.
- amniotomy — the artificial rupturing of the fetal membranes by a doctor or midwife to induce or expedite labour
- atriotomy — (medicine) The surgical opening of an atrium.
- cecostomy — Alternative spelling of caecostomy.
- celiotomy — laparotomy (def 2).
10 letter words ending with tomy
- adenectomy — surgical removal of a gland
- antrostomy — (surgery) Incision and drainage of the antrum.
- arthrotomy — (medicine) The surgical incision of a joint.
- caecostomy — (surgery) An operation involving bringing the caecum through the abdominal wall, most often by a tube, and opening it for drainage or decompression, usually to treat an obstruction of the colon.
- cardiotomy — (surgery) The procedure of making an incision in the heart.
11 letter words ending with tomy
- apicoectomy — a surgical procedure to remove the end of a tooth root in endodontic therapy.
- arteriotomy — the surgical cutting of an artery or a cut made in an artery
- arthrectomy — surgical excision of a joint
- atherectomy — the removal of plaque from an artery by means of a tiny rotating cutting blade inserted through a catheter.
- capsulotomy — (surgery) incision into a capsule, especially into the lens of the eye when removing cataracts.
12 letter words ending with tomy
- alveolectomy — The surgical reshaping of the alveolar ridge to facilitate dental prosthesis.
- amygdalotomy — (surgery) Surgical removal of the amygdala.
- anthropotomy — the structure of the human body
- appendectomy — the surgical removal of the vermiform appendix
- cervicectomy — (medicine) Surgical removal of the cervix.
13 letter words ending with tomy
- adenoidectomy — surgical removal of the adenoids
- adrenalectomy — the surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands
- encephalotomy — The dissection of the brain.
- hemicolectomy — (surgery) A colectomy involving the removal of only the ascending (right) colon or the descending (left) colon.
- ileocolostomy — the surgical formation of an artificial opening between the ileum and the colon.
14 letter words ending with tomy
- appendicectomy — surgical removal of any appendage, esp the vermiform appendix
- cholecystotomy — the surgical procedure of cutting into the gall bladder in order to extract gallstones
- choledochotomy — incision of the common bile duct.
- clitoridectomy — the surgical removal of the clitoris: a form of female circumcision, esp practised as a religious or ethnic rite
- commissurotomy — the incision of a band of commissures, especially of mitral fibers, to correct mitral stenosis.
15 letter words ending with tomy
- cholecystectomy — surgical removal of the gall bladder
- cholecystostomy — a medical cut or opening into the gall bladder to enable a drainage tube to be put in place
- choledochostomy — formation of a temporary opening through the abdominal wall into the common bile duct, usually to remove stones.
- hemicraniectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of half of the cranium to enable brain surgery; hemicraniotomy.
- hemiglossectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of a portion of the tongue.
16 letter words ending with tomy
- dacryocystectomy — The surgical removal of a part of the lacrimal sac.
- diverticulectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of a diverticulum.
- hemicorporectomy — (surgery) The surgical procedure which cuts through the spine and removes the lower half of the body from the waist down.
- hemorrhoidectomy — the surgical removal of hemorrhoids.
- ureterolithotomy — incision of a ureter for removal of a calculus.
17 letter words ending with tomy
- chemopallidectomy — an operation for treating Parkinson's disease and certain other diseases characterized by muscular rigidity, consisting of destroying a specific part of the corpus striatum by injecting it with a chemical, usually alcohol.
- gastroenterostomy — the making of a new passage between the stomach and the duodenum (gastroduodenostomy) or, especially, the jejunum (gastrojejunostomy)
- gastrojejunostomy — See under gastroenterostomy.
- haemorrhoidectomy — surgical removal of haemorrhoids
- parathyroidectomy — the excision of a parathyroid gland.
18 letter words ending with tomy
- duodenojejunostomy — the formation of an artificial connection between the duodenum and the jejunum.
- gastroduodenostomy — See under gastroenterostomy.
- ovariohysterectomy — Surgical removal of the ovaries and uterus.
19 letter words ending with tomy
- choledocholithotomy — The removal of the gallstone from the bile duct in a case of choledocholithiasis.
21 letter words ending with tomy
- choledochojejunostomy — (medicine) The surgical formation of an opening between the common bile duct and the jejunum.
- dacryocystorhinostomy — A surgical procedure to restore the flow of tears into the nose from the lacrimal sac when the nasolacrimal duct does not function.
22 letter words ending with tomy
- chemical-sympathectomy — sympathectomy (def 2).
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