Etymology

chemosurgery

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Today it means: The selective destruction of diseased or malignant tissue by means of chemical substances; used especially in the treatment of the skin. Full definition →

English surgery ← Middle English surgerie ← Old French surgerie
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The story

  1. New Latinchēmīa
  2. Englishchemo-
  3. Latinchīrūrgia
  4. Old Frenchsurgie
  5. Old Frenchsurgerie
  6. Middle Englishsurgerie
  7. Englishsurgery
  8. English todaychemosurgery

From chemo- + surgery.

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