Etymology

radiosurgery

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Today it means: The use of a directed beam of X-rays or other ionizing radiation to destroy diseased tissue. Full definition →

English surgery ← Middle English surgerie ← Old French surgerie
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  1. Latinradius
  2. Englishradio-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰésōr
  5. Proto-Hellenic*kʰéhər
  6. Ancient Greekχείρ (kheír)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*worǵós
  9. Proto-Hellenic*worgós
  10. Ancient Greekχειρουργός (kheirourgós)
  11. Ancient Greekχειρουργέω (kheirourgéō)
  12. Ancient Greekχειρουργίᾱ̆ (kheirourgíā̆)
  13. Latinchīrūrgia
  14. Old Frenchsurgie
  15. Old Frenchsurgerie
  16. Middle Englishsurgerie
  17. Englishsurgery
  18. English todayradiosurgery

From radio- + surgery.

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