Etymology

acrotomophilia

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Ancient Greek ἀκρότομος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀκρότομος“having the top cut off”
  2. English todayacrotomophilia

From the Ancient Greek ἀκρότομος (akrótomos, “having the top cut off”) + φιλία (philía).

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