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appendectomy (n.)[appendectomy 词源字典]: 1891, a hybrid from appendix + -ectomy.[appendectomy etymology, appendectomy origin, 英语词源]
clitoridectomy (n.): 1866, from Greek klitorid- (see clitoris) + -ectomy. Originally in reference to a proposed cure for hysteria.
colectomy (n.): 1882, from colon (n.2) + -ectomy.
-ectomy: word-forming element meaning "surgical removal," from Greek -ektomia "a cutting out of," from ektemnein "to cut out," from ek "out" (see ex-) + temnein "to cut" (see tome).
gastrectomy (n.): 1881, from gastro- "stomach" + -ectomy "a cutting out."
hysterectomy (n.): 1886, coined in English from Greek hystera "womb" (see uterus) + -ectomy.
lumpectomy (n.): 1971, from lump (n.), coined on model of mastectomy.
mastectomy (n.): surgical removal of a breast, 1909, from Greek mastos "woman's breast" (see masto-) + -ectomy.
nephrectomy (n.): 1880, from nephro- "kidney" + -ectomy "a cutting out."
tonsillectomy (n.): 1899, from comb. form of tonsil + -ectomy. A hybrid with a Latin front end and a Greek ending. A correct formation all from Greek would be amygdalectomy.
vasectomy (n.): 1896, from Modern Latin vas (deferens) + -ectomy "a cutting."
pulpectomy: "Excision of (usually the entire) pulp of a tooth; an instance of this", 1920s; earliest use found in Dental Items of Interest. From pulp + -ectomy.
oophorectomy: "Surgical removal of one or both ovaries; ovariectomy", Late 19th century: from modern Latin oophoron 'ovary' (from Greek ōophoros 'egg-bearing') + -ectomy.
ossiculectomy: "Partial or total surgical excision of the ossicles of the middle ear; an instance of this", Early 20th cent.; earliest use found in The Lancet. From ossiculum + -ectomy.
adrenalectomy: "Surgical excision of one or both adrenal glands; an instance of this. In later use also: suppression or abolition of the synthesis of adrenal hormone by means of drugs", Early 20th cent. From adrenal + -ectomy.
pharyngectomy: "Surgical excision of part or all of the pharynx; an instance of this", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in The Century Dictionary. From pharyngo- + -ectomy.
ganglionectomy: "Excision of one or more ganglia of the nervous system; an instance of this", Early 20th cent. From ganglion + -ectomy. Compare gangliectomy.
alveolectomy: "Excision of the alveolus of a tooth or (part of) the alveolar process of a jawbone; an instance of this", Early 20th cent.; earliest use found in American Journal Dental Science. From alveolo- + -ectomy.
pinealectomy: "Surgical removal of the pineal gland; an instance of this", Early 20th cent.; earliest use found in Journal of Experimental Medicine. From pineal + -ectomy.
rhytidectomy: "Plastic surgery for the removal of lines or wrinkles from the skin, especially of the face; an instance of this, a facelift", 1930s; earliest use found in Richard John Ernst Scott (1863–1932). From ancient Greek ῥυτιδ-, ῥυτίς wrinkle + -ectomy.
omphalectomy: "Excision of the umbilicus", Late 19th century; earliest use found in The New Sydenham Society's Lexicon of Medicine and the Allied Sciences.