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Ectomy vs Ostomy - What's the difference?

ectomy | ostomy |

In medicine terms the difference between ectomy and ostomy

is that ectomy is any operation involving surgical excision or removal while ostomy is an exit point created by such surgical procedure.

ectomy

English

Noun

(ectomies)
  • (medicine) Any operation involving surgical excision or removal.

    • See also

    * ostomy

    ostomy

    English

    Noun

    (ostomies)
  • (surgery) A surgical procedure to provide an exit point for the waste of an organism.
  • (medicine) An exit point created by such surgical procedure.

    • Derived terms

    * ostomate

    Related terms

    * stoma * -stomy * -ostomy * colostomy * ileostomy