Where does “tracheotomy” come from?

Tracheotomy comes from Ancient Greek τέμνω and Ancient Greek τάμνω, both meaning to cut, combined with trachea to denote surgical incision of the windpipe.

tracheotomy (English): A surgical procedure in which an incision is made...

Definitions

  1. A surgical procedure in which an incision is made...

Ancestry of “tracheotomy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtracheo-Relating to the trachea
2English‐o‐
3Latin‐o‐
4Ancient Greek-ό-

Words derived from “tracheotomy

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