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-otomy

-otomy is the alternative form of -tomy.

Meaning of -tomy

Suffix

-tomy

  1. A division.
  2. A surgical incision.

Origin of -otomy

From -o- + -tomy.

Questions about -otomy

What is -otomy the alternative form of?
-otomy is the alternative form of -tomy.

Words near -otomy in the dictionary

  1. -osmia
  2. -ostomy
  3. -ote
  4. -oth
  5. -otic
  6. -otomy
  7. -our
  8. -ous
  9. -out-law
  10. -ov
  11. -oxacin

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Adapted from Wiktionary: -otomy (page history and authors); -tomy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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