Tom(e)

Morpheme

Tom(e)

Type

free base

Denotation

cut, piece, slice, section

Etymology

Greek tómos, from temnein

Evidence

anatomical, anatomy, appendectomy, arthrotome, atom, atomic, atomize, blebectomy, cephalotome, chondrotome, craniotome, cryotome, diatom, dichotomy, dystomic, -ectomy, entomolite, entomology, entomophagous, epitome, hysterectomy, isotome, isotomic, jejunectomy, lipotomy, mastectomy, microtome, myotomy, phlebotomy, tome, tomes, tomogram, -tomy, vasectomy, venotomy