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Where does “thyroidectomy” come from?

Thyroidectomy comes from Ancient Greek -εκτομία (surgical removal) combined with thyroid, ultimately tracing through Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω (to cut out) and τέμνω (to cut) to Proto-Indo-European roots for cutting.

thyroidectomy (English): The surgical removal of the thyroid gland

Definitions

  1. The surgical removal of the thyroid gland

Ancestry of “thyroidectomy”, step by step

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

Words derived from “thyroidectomy”

  • hemithyroidectomy
  • thyroidectomize
  • thyroidectomise
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