Etymology

rachiotomy

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Ancient Greek ῥάχις
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromῥάχις“spine, ridge”
  2. English todayrachiotomy

From Ancient Greek ῥάχις (rhákhis, “spine, ridge”) + -otomy.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekῥάχις all →

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