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Where does “thyroidectomise” come from?

thyroidectomise (English) comes from English thyroidectomy, from English thyroid, from New Latin thyreoīdēs, from Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

thyroidectomise (English): Alternative form of thyroidectomize

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of thyroidectomize

Ancestry of “thyroidectomise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthyroidectomyThe surgical removal of the thyroid gland
2EnglishthyroidOf, relating to, or being the thyroid gland; Of,...
3New Latinthyreoīdēs—
4Ancient Greekθῠρεοειδής—
5Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
6Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
8Proto-Indo-European-ess—
9Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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