Etymology

thyroplasty

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Today it means: A procedure in which the cartilages of the larynx are adjusted in order to improve voice quality Full definition →

Ancient Greek πλᾰστός (plăstós) ← Proto-Hellenic *plát͏̌t͏̌ō? ← English thyro-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰwer-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*tʰurā
  3. Ancient Greekθῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)
  4. Ancient Greekθῠρεός (thŭreós)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  7. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  8. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  9. Ancient Greekθῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
  10. New Latinthyreoīdēs
  11. Englishthyroid
  12. Englishthyro-
  13. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  14. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  15. Ancient Greekπλᾰ́σσω (plắssō)
  16. Ancient Greekπλᾰστός (plăstós)
  17. English todaythyroplasty

From thyro- + -plasty.

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