Etymology

celotomy

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Today it means: herniotomy Full definition →

Ancient Greek κήλη
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκήλη“hernia”
  2. English todaycelotomy

Ancient Greek κήλη (kḗlē, “hernia”) + -tomy

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκήλη all →

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