Etymology

discectomy

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Today it means: The surgical procedure to remove all or part of an intervertebral disc; discotomy. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ) ← Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- ← Proto-Hellenic *eks
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  1. Ancient Greekδίσκος (dískos)
  2. Latindiscu
  3. Frenchdisque
  4. Englishdisc
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
  7. Proto-Hellenic*eks
  8. Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
  9. Ancient Greekἐκ- (ek-)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
  11. Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
  12. Ancient Greekἐκτέμνω (ektémnō)
  13. Ancient Greekἐκτομή (ektomḗ)
  14. English todaydiscectomy

From disc + -ectomy.

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