Celiomyomectomy

/ˌseːliəʊmaɪəʊˈmektəmi/ noun

Definition

Surgical removal of abdominal muscle tissue.

Etymology

From Greek koilia (belly) + mys (muscle) + ektome (excision). Medical terminology systematically combines root words where 'ectomy' always means surgical removal.

Kelly Says

When doctors do surgery, they use '-ectomy' like a code word for 'we're cutting this out'—combine it with any body part and you know what's being removed!

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