Surgical removal or excision of abdominal tissue or organs, from Greek roots for belly and cutting/removal.
From Greek 'koilia' (belly) + 'ektome' (excision). The '-ectomy' suffix became standard in surgical terminology during the 19th century for any removal procedure.
The '-ectomy' suffix is one of medicine's most productive—appendectomy, mastectomy, vasectomy—it's how doctors systematically name removal surgeries for any body part.
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