Etymology

mammotomy

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Today it means: mastotomy, typically in order to check for breast cancer Full definition →

Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) ← Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- ← English mammo-
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  1. Englishmammo-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
  3. Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
  4. English todaymammotomy

From mammo- + -tomy.

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