phonosurgical

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adjective

Relating to phonosurgery.

OriginEnglish surgical ← Middle English cirurgical ← Middle French cirurgica →
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Meanings

adjectivephonosurgical (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to phonosurgery.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pʰōnā́
  3. Ancient Greekφωνή (phōnḗ)
  4. Englishphono-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰésōr
  7. Proto-Hellenic*kʰéhər
  8. Ancient Greekχείρ (kheír)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*worǵós
  11. Proto-Hellenic*worgós
  12. Ancient Greekχειρουργός (kheirourgós)
  13. Ancient Greekχειρουργῐκός (kheirourgĭkós)
  14. Late Latinchīrurgicus
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  17. Medieval Latincirurgicālis
  18. Middle Frenchcirurgica
  19. Middle Englishcirurgical
  20. Englishsurgical
  21. Englishphonosurgical

From phono- + surgical.

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APA

phonosurgical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phonosurgical

MLA

“phonosurgical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phonosurgical. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phonosurgical,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phonosurgical.

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