ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Many surgical procedure names can be broken into parts to indicate the meaning. For example, in gastrectomy, “ectomy” is a suffix meaning the removal of a part of the body. “Gastro-” means stomach. Thus, gastrectomy refers to the surgical removal of the stomach (or sections thereof).

Detailed explanation-2: -The combining form-ectomy is used like a suffix meaning “excision, ” or “surgical removal.” It is often used in medical terms, especially in surgery.