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Where does “cystotomy” come from?

cystotomy (English) comes from English -tomy, from Ancient Greek τέμνω, from Proto-Indo-European -né- — Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...

cystotomy (English): A surgical operation which consists of making an...

Definitions

  1. A surgical operation which consists of making an...

Ancestry of “cystotomy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-tomyCutting, incision, section
2Ancient GreekτέμνωI cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice
3Proto-Indo-European-né-Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...
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