Where does “sphincterotomy” come from?

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

sphincterotomy (English): The surgical procedure for treating fissures in...

Definitions

  1. The surgical procedure for treating fissures in...

Ancestry of “sphincterotomy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-otomyAlternative form of -tomy
2English-tomyCutting, incision, section
3Ancient GreekτέμνωI cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice
4Proto-Indo-European-né-Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -né- →