Etymology

ungiectomy

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Today it means: The surgical removal of a fingernail or toenail. Full definition →

Latin unguis
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromunguis“nail, claw, hoof”
  2. English todayungiectomy

From Latin unguis (“nail, claw, hoof”) + -ectomy.

Words from the same roots

Latinunguis all →

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