Etymology

durotomy

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Today it means: Incursion of the dura, especially during spinal surgery Full definition →

Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) ← Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- ← English dura
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  1. Englishdura
  2. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
  3. Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
  4. English todaydurotomy

From dura + -otomy.

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