thyrofissure

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noun

thyrotomy

OriginEnglish fissure ← Middle English fissure ← Old French fissure →
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Meanings

nounthyrofissure (plural thyrofissures)

plural thyrofissures

  1. thyrotomy

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰwer-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*tʰurā
  3. Ancient Greekθῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)
  4. Ancient Greekθῠρεός (thŭreós)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  7. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  8. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  9. Ancient Greekθῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
  10. New Latinthyreoīdēs
  11. Englishthyroid
  12. Englishthyro-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeyd-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*bʰinédti
  15. Proto-Italic*findō
  16. Latinfindō
  17. Latinfissūra
  18. Old Frenchfissure
  19. Middle Englishfissure
  20. Englishfissure
  21. Englishthyrofissure

From thyro- + fissure.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with thyrofissure

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Anagrams

thyrsiferous
Cite this entry
APA

thyrofissure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thyrofissure

MLA

“thyrofissure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thyrofissure. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thyrofissure,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thyrofissure.

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