-ectomie
French, suffix
-ectomie is spelled E-C-T-O-M-I-E (7 letters). -ectomie is a French feminine suffix meaning “-ectomy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). On this page, ectomie is a different word: “ectomy”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Indique l’ablation ou l’excision d’un organe”.
What does -ectomie mean in English?
suffix
- 1
feminine-ectomy
noun
- 1
feminineectomy
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
suffix: 1. Indique l’ablation ou l’excision d’un organe.
noun: 1. Ablation chirurgicale d’un organe.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of -ectomie
- ectomies plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to -ectomie
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.