Etymology

tonsillotomy

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Today it means: The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision into a tonsil. Full definition →

Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) ← Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- ← English tonsil
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  1. Englishtonsil
  2. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
  3. Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
  4. English todaytonsillotomy

From tonsil + -otomy.

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