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Where does “hemidecortication” come from?

hemidecortication (English) comes from English hemi-, from Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- — half.

hemidecortication (English): Surgical removal of the cerebral cortex of one...

Definitions

  1. Surgical removal of the cerebral cortex of one...

Ancestry of “hemidecortication”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhemi-Half
2Ancient Greekἡμῐ-half
Every word from Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- →