Etymology

lobectomy

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Today it means: The surgical removal of a lobe from an organ such as the lung or the brain Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ) ← Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- ← Proto-Hellenic *eks
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*leb-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lobós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*lobós?
  4. Ancient Greekλοβός (lobós)
  5. Latinlobus
  6. Englishlobe
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
  9. Proto-Hellenic*eks
  10. Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
  11. Ancient Greekἐκ- (ek-)
  12. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
  13. Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
  14. Ancient Greekἐκτέμνω (ektémnō)
  15. Ancient Greekἐκτομή (ektomḗ)
  16. English todaylobectomy

From lobe + -ectomy.

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