Etymology

compartmentectomy

Today it means: The surgical excision of an entire fascial compartment, usually as a treatment for soft tissue sarcomas. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ) ← Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- ← Proto-Hellenic *eks
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincom-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*perh₃-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pérh₃tis?
  8. Proto-Italic*partis
  9. Latinpars
  10. Latinpartiō
  11. Latinpartior
  12. Latincompartīrī
  13. Italiancompartire
  14. Italiancompartimento
  15. Middle Frenchcompartiment
  16. Englishcompartment
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
  19. Proto-Hellenic*eks
  20. Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
  21. Ancient Greekἐκ- (ek-)
  22. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
  23. Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
  24. Ancient Greekἐκτέμνω (ektémnō)
  25. Ancient Greekἐκτομή (ektomḗ)
  26. English todaycompartmentectomy

From compartment + -ectomy.

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