-Tomy

The suffix -tomy comes from the Greek τέμνειν ( temnein ) for “cut”, “(bis) divide” and τομή ( tome ) for “cut” and is common in medical and [biology] terminology .

Examples of the ending -tomy are:

• anatomy
• Autotomy
• dichotomy
• Ectomy
• lobotomy
• Mastectomy

See also

• "Tom" in the list of Greek stems in German foreign words
• atom

Wiktionary: -tomie  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations