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Ectomy (health) and elvan (iou)


Ectomy (health)


A surgical suffix referring to the removal of something. For example, a lumpectomy is the surgical excision of a lump which may be benign or not, tonsillectomy is the removal of the tonsils, a partial colectomy is removal of part of the colon, an appendectomy is removal of the appendix, etc.





elvan (iou)



elvan noun. E18.
[Origin uncertain: perh. from Cornish from Welsh elfen element.]
In Cornwall: hard intrusive igneous rock.