otosurgical

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adjective

Relating to otosurgery.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

adjectiveotosurgical (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineRelating to otosurgery.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓws
  3. Ancient Greekοὖς (oûs)
  4. Ancient Greekὠτ- (ōt-)
  5. Englishot-
  6. Englishoto-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰésōr
  9. Proto-Hellenic*kʰéhər
  10. Ancient Greekχείρ (kheír)
  11. Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*worǵós
  13. Proto-Hellenic*worgós
  14. Ancient Greekχειρουργός (kheirourgós)
  15. Ancient Greekχειρουργῐκός (kheirourgĭkós)
  16. Late Latinchīrurgicus
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  19. Medieval Latincirurgicālis
  20. Middle Frenchcirurgica
  21. Middle Englishcirurgical
  22. Englishsurgical
  23. Englishotosurgical

From oto- + surgical.

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APA

otosurgical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/otosurgical

MLA

“otosurgical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/otosurgical. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “otosurgical,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/otosurgical.

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