Etymology

intraoperative

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Today it means: Happening during a surgical operation. Full definition →

English operative ← Latin intrā ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁énteros
  3. Latin*interus
  4. Latinintrā
  5. Englishintra-
  6. Englishoperative
  7. English todayintraoperative

From intra- + operative.

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