While excision surgeries in which an organ is to be cut out end in 'ectomy,' what other suffix is used when the goal is cutting into an organ or tissue?

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1. While excision surgeries in which an organ is to be cut out end in 'ectomy,' what other suffix is used when the goal is cutting into an organ or tissue?