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Where does “nephroureterectomy” come from?

nephroureterectomy (English) comes from English ureterectomy, from English ureter, from Ancient Greek οὐρητήρ, from Ancient Greek οὐρέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

nephroureterectomy (English): Removal of both the kidneys and the ureters

Definitions

  1. Removal of both the kidneys and the ureters

Ancestry of “nephroureterectomy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishureterectomyRemoval of the ureters
2EnglishureterEither of the two long, narrow ducts that carry...
3Ancient Greekοὐρητήρ= οὐρήθρα; οὐρητῆρες the ducts which convey the...
4Ancient GreekοὐρέωI make water, urinate; I pass with the water; I...
5Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
6Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
7Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
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