Etymology

tomomania

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Today it means: A morbid addiction to performing or undergoing surgery. Full definition →

Ancient Greek τέμνω
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτέμνω“I cut”
  2. English todaytomomania

From Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”) + -mania.

Words from the same roots

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