List of -otomies

The suffix '-otomy' is derived from the Greek suffix τόμος, -tómos, meaning "cutting, sharp, or separate".

Medical procedures

 * Amniotomy – An incision created to accelerate labor.
 * Androtomy – Dissection of the human body.
 * Bilateral cingulotomy – Psychosurgery, treatment for depression and addiction.
 * Bronchotomy – A procedure that ensures there is an open airway between a patient's lung/s and the outside world.
 * Clitoridotomy – Plastic surgery of the clitorial hood.
 * Coeliotomy – A large incision through the abdominal wall to gain access into the abdominal cavity
 * Colpotomy – Extraction of fluid from the pouch of Douglas (a rectouterine pouch[1] posterior to the vagina) through a needle
 * Cordotomy – Procedure that disables selected pain-conducting tracts in the spinal cord, in order to achieve loss of pain and temperature perception
 * Craniotomy – A bone flap is temporarily removed from the skull to access the brain
 * Cricothyrotomy – An incision made through the skin and cricothyroid membrane to establish a patent airway during certain life-threatening situations
 * Escharotomy – Procedure used to treat full-thickness (third-degree) circumferential burns
 * Episiotomy – Surgical incision of the perineum and the posterior vaginal wall
 * Fasciotomy – Surgical procedure where the fascia is cut to relieve tension or pressure commonly to treat the resulting loss of circulation to an area of tissue or muscle
 * Heller myotomy – Muscles of the cardia (lower oesophageal sphincter or LOS) are cut, allowing food and liquids to pass to the stomach
 * Hymenotomy – Surgical removal or opening of the hymen
 * Hysterotomy – Incision in the uterus, and is performed during a Caesarean section
 * Laminotomy – The partial removal (or by making a larger opening) of the lamina.
 * Laparotomy – Large incision through the abdominal wall to gain access into the abdominal cavity
 * Lithotomy position – Medical term referring to a common position for surgical procedures and medical examinations involving the pelvis and lower abdomen
 * Lobotomy – Cutting or scraping away most of the connections to and from the prefrontal cortex, the anterior part of the frontal lobes of the brain.
 * Meatotomy – Form of penile modification in which the underside of the glans is split
 * Myotomy – Procedure in which muscle is cut
 * Osteotomy – A bone is cut to shorten or lengthen it or to change its alignment
 * Phlebotomy – An incision in a vein with a needle
 * Pulpotomy – Removal of a portion of the pulp, including the diseased aspect
 * Radial keratotomy – a refractive surgical procedure to correct myopia
 * Sphincterotomy – Treating mucosal fissures from the anal canal/sphincter
 * Thoracotomy – Incision into the pleural space of the chest
 * Thyrotomy – Incision of the larynx through the thyroid cartilage
 * Tracheotomy – An incision on the anterior aspect of the neck and opening a direct airway through an incision in the trachea (windpipe)
 * Trans-orbital lobotomy – Cutting or scraping away most of the connections to and from the prefrontal cortex, the anterior part of the frontal lobes of the brain

Other -otomies

 * Dichotomy
 * False dichotomy
 * Ousterhout's dichotomy
 * Trichotomy
 * Trichotomy property