Ectomize
/ˈɛk.tə.maɪz/noun
To remove an organ, tissue, or other bodily structure by surgical excision.
Did you know?Ectomize is built from the same ancient Greek cutting root found in “atom,” which originally meant something that could not be cut.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*temh₁-
“To cut or slice”
Ancient Greek
Greek
τέμνω (temnō)
“I cut”
Ancient Greek
Greek
ἐκτομή (ektomē)
“A cutting out or excision”
19th Century
Scientific English
ectomy
“Surgical removal by cutting out”
19th–20th Century
English
ectomize
“To remove surgically by excision”
Modern English
English
ectomize
“To perform an ectomy; remove tissue or an organ”