Etymology

sclerotomy

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Today it means: The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in the sclera Full definition →

Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) ← Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- ← English sclero-
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The story

  1. Englishsclero-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
  3. Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
  4. English todaysclerotomy

From sclero- + -tomy.

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