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Where does “laryngotracheotomy” come from?

laryngotracheotomy (English) comes from English tracheotomy, from English tracheo-, from English ‐o‐, from Latin ‐o‐, from Ancient Greek -ό-.

laryngotracheotomy (English): The operation of cutting into the larynx and the...

Definitions

  1. The operation of cutting into the larynx and the...

Ancestry of “laryngotracheotomy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtracheotomyA surgical procedure in which an incision is made...
2Englishtracheo-Relating to the trachea
3English‐o‐—
4Latin‐o‐—
5Ancient Greek-ό-—
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