9-letter words that end in 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).
- colectomy — surgical removal of part or all of the colon
- colostomy — A colostomy is a surgical operation in which a permanent opening from the colon is made.
- colpotomy — a surgical incision into the wall of the vagina
- cordotomy — a sugrical method of pain relief in which nerves in the spinal cord are cut
- costotomy — surgical incision into a rib
- cyclotomy — Surgery. incision of the ciliary muscle.
- cystotomy — surgical incision into the gall bladder or urinary bladder
- dichotomy — If there is a dichotomy between two things, there is a very great difference or opposition between them.
- discotomy — (surgery) alternative spelling of discectomy.
- frenotomy — The surgical cutting of the frenum.
- gyrectomy — excision of a cerebral gyrus.
- ileostomy — the construction of an artificial opening from the ileum through the abdominal wall, permitting drainage of the contents of the small intestine.
- iridotomy — incision of the iris, especially for the formation of an artificial pupil by transverse division of fibers of the iris.
- leucotomy — prefrontal lobotomy.
- leukotomy — prefrontal lobotomy.
- lipectomy — the surgical removal of fatty tissue.
- lithotomy — surgery to remove one or more stones from an organ or duct.
- lobectomy — excision of a lobe of an organ or gland.
- meatotomy — (surgery) A form of penile modification in which the underside of the glans is split, sometimes performed to alleviate meatal stenosis or urethral stricture.
- microtomy — the cutting of very thin sections with the microtome.
- necrotomy — Surgery. the excision of necrosed bone.
- neurotomy — the cutting of a nerve, as to relieve neuralgia.
- orchotomy — orchidotomy.
- ostectomy — excision of part or all of a bone.
- osteotomy — the dividing of a bone, or the excision of part of it.
- phytotomy — the study of the internal structure or anatomy of plants
- pulpotomy — the removal of infected portions of the pulp tissue in a tooth, used as a therapeutic measure to avoid pulpectomy.
- radectomy — excision of part or all of the root of a tooth.
- rhizotomy — the surgical section or cutting of the spinal nerve roots, usually posterior or sensory roots, to eliminate pain.
- stomatomy — stomatotomy.
- thyrotomy — incision or splitting of the thyroid cartilage; laryngotomy.
- topectomy — excision of part of the cerebral cortex for the relief of unmanageable pain or especially as a treatment for certain mental disorders.
- tubectomy — salpingectomy.
- tylectomy — the surgical excision of a lump or tumour
- uterotomy — an incision of the uterus performed through the stomach, as in a Caesarean section
- vasectomy — excision of the vas deferens, or of a portion of it: performed to effect sterility in men.
- vaxectomy — (jargon) /vak-sek't*-mee/ (By analogy with "vasectomy") Removal of a VAX. DEC's Microvaxen, especially, are much slower than newer RISC-based workstations such as the SPARC. Thus, if one knows one has a replacement coming, VAX removal can be cause for celebration.
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